Hobbesian Moral and Political Theory
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Altruism
Ambiguity
Attempt
Author_Gregory S. Kavka
Authorization
Calculation
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Causality
Certainty
Civil society
Concept
Consent theory
Consideration
Contingency (philosophy)
Contract theory
David Gauthier
Defendant
Deliberation
Deontological ethics
Deterrence (legal)
Disadvantage
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Ethics
Explanation
Fallacy
Good and evil
Inference
Institution
Law enforcement
Liberty
Morality
Natural and legal rights
Normative
Obedience (human behavior)
Obligation
Ought implies can
Philosopher
Philosophy
Political philosophy
Prediction
Premise
Premises
Presumption
Presumption (canon law)
Principle
Prisoner's dilemma
Probability
Psychological egoism
Rational agent
Rational choice theory
Rationality
Reason
Requirement
Result
Richard Brandt
Right of self-defense
Rule egoism
Rule utilitarianism
Ruler
Self-defense
Self-interest
Social contract
Sovereignty
State of nature
Suggestion
The Social Contract
Theory
Thomas Hobbes
Thought
Trade-off
Uncertainty
Utilitarianism
Well-being
Product details
- ISBN 9780691027654
- Weight: 680g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 21 Oct 1986
- Publisher: Princeton University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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In recent years serious attempts have been made to systematize and develop the moral and political themes of great philosophers of the past. Kant, Locke, Marx, and the classical utilitarians all have their current defenders and arc taken seriously as expositors of sound moral and political views. It is the aim of this book to introduce Hobbes into this select group by presenting a plausible moral and political theory inspired by Leviathan. Using the techniques of analytic philosophy and elementary game theory, the author develops a Hobbesian argument that justifies the liberal State and reconciles the rights and interests of rational individuals with their obligations. Hobbes's case against anarchy, based on his notorious claim that life outside the political State would be a "war of all against all," is analyzed in detail, while his endorsement of the absolutist State is traced to certain false hypotheses about political sociology. With these eliminated, Hobbes's principles support a liberal redistributive (or "satisfactory") State and a limited right of revolution.
Turning to normative issues, the book explains Hobbes's account of morality based on enlightened self-interest and shows how the Hobbesian version of social contract theory justifies the political obligations of citizens of satisfactory States.
