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In: PS: political science & politics, Volume 57, Issue 1, p. 96-97
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In: PS: political science & politics, Volume 57, Issue 1, p. 96-97
In: Political theory: an international journal of political philosophy, Volume 50, Issue 5, p. 754-779
ISSN: 1552-7476
Thomas Hobbes tells us that he wrote Leviathan to "absolve the divine laws" of the charge that they justify rebellion. This article interprets the argumentative strategy of the second half of Leviathan in light of this intention. Over the course of his three major political works, Hobbes develops a convergent argument to absolve God's laws. This strategy of judicial rhetoric relies on using multiple independent claims in the hope that one's audience finds at least one of them persuasive. This was a risky strategy for Hobbes that angered his critics. The strategy also reveals something about what sort of philosopher Hobbes was and how we ought to approach his work.
In: Hobbes studies, Volume 33, Issue 2, p. 135-152
ISSN: 1875-0257
Abstract
In his political works, Thomas Hobbes proliferates arguments and overdetermines his conclusions. This article hypothesizes that at least some of this overdetermination was intentional. It was part of a "convergent strategy" meant to appeal to a broad, diverse, and unknown audience. The article draws on Leviathan to offer evidence for this hypothesis.
In: Critical review: a journal of politics and society, Volume 32, Issue 4, p. 517-538
ISSN: 1933-8007
In: Critical review of international social and political philosophy: CRISPP, Volume 20, Issue 3, p. 296-313
ISSN: 1743-8772
In: American political thought: a journal of ideas, institutions, and culture, Volume 6, Issue 1, p. 78-105
ISSN: 2161-1599
In: European journal of political theory: EJPT, Volume 19, Issue 2, p. 141-161
ISSN: 1741-2730
Political realism is frequently criticised as a theoretical tradition that amounts to little more than a rationalisation of the status quo and an apology for power. This paper responds to this criticism by defending three connected claims. First, it acknowledges the moral seriousness of rationalisation, but argues that the problem is hardly particular to political realists. Second, it argues that classical International Relations realists like EH Carr and Hans Morgenthau have a profound awareness of the corrupting effects of rationalisation and see realism as an antidote to this problem. Third, it proposes that Carr and Morgenthau can help us to recognise the particular ways in which realist arguments may nonetheless rationalise existing power relations and affirm the status quo by default, if not by design.
In: The journal of politics: JOP, Volume 78, Issue 3, p. 909-924
ISSN: 1468-2508
In: The journal of politics: JOP, Volume 78, Issue 3, p. 909-924
ISSN: 0022-3816
In: Phenomenology and the cognitive sciences, Volume 13, Issue 4, p. 651-657
ISSN: 1572-8676
In: Political theory: an international journal of political philosophy, Volume 40, Issue 6, p. 839-846
ISSN: 1552-7476
In: Political theory: an international journal of political philosophy, Volume 40, Issue 6, p. 839-846
ISSN: 0090-5917
In: Political theory: an international journal of political philosophy, Volume 40, Issue 6, p. 839-847
ISSN: 0090-5917
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In: Millennium: journal of international studies, Volume 37, Issue 2, p. 522-524
ISSN: 1477-9021