TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gabriela Ratulea
PY  - 2015
CY  - Berlin, Germany
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 9783653058895
TI  - From the Natural Man to the Political Machine
T2  - Sovereignty and Power in the Works of Thomas Hobbes
DO  - 10.3726/978-3-653-05889-5
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1049563
N2  - It is unusual to connect Thomas Hobbes’s political philosophy with liberal thought. This study argues that liberal philosophy is indeed indebted to Hobbes: as a modern thinker he was the first to deduce political rights and obligations from self-interest. While we may say today that Hobbes sustains the capacity of government at the expense of democratic institutions, it is equally clear that he invented the idea of political legitimacy in the modern sense. Analyzing the tradition of natural law, the doctrine of social contract, and the sources of moral and political obligation, the study shows how Hobbes’ assumptions help us to understand that there is no liberty without political authority.
KW  - Natural law, natural right, State of nature, social contract, Modern individualism, Natural condition of mankind
LA  - English
ER  -