| Description |
xi, 177 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Some basic Hobbesian concepts. The law of nature; Hobbes's critique of the natural law tradition; Natural rights -- Enter the law of nature. Human nature; The state of nature or man's natural condition; The precepts of the law of nature; Natural rights and the creation of the commonwealth; Consent, fear obligation, and populism -- The sovereign and the law of nature. The theory of sovereignty; The liberty of subjects; Hobbes's very moral sovereign -- Hobbes, the moral philosopher. Self and others; obligation; Is and ought; Religion and toleration. |
| Subject |
Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679.
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Natural law.
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| ISBN |
9780691139807 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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0691139806 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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