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Freedom, Equality, Power

The Ontological Consequences of the Political Philosophies of Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau

by Piotr Hoffman (Author)
©1999 Monographs XII, 383 Pages
Series: Studies in European Thought, Volume 16

Summary

The concept of power shapes both the political philosophy and the general worldview of the modern age. For this reason, two areas of philosophy - ontology and political philosophy - which were hitherto treated separately, must be brought together. Freedom, Equality, Power brings out the ontological framework shared by the political philosophies of Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau. In the last chapter (The Ontological Consequences), the author uses the results of his earlier analyses as the stepping stone for developing some themes belonging to ontology in general.

Details

Pages
XII, 383
Year
1999
ISBN (Hardcover)
9780820441252
Language
English
Keywords
Ontology Modern philosophy Political philosophy
Published
New York, Bern, Berlin, Frankfurt/M., Paris, Wien, 1999. XII, 383 pp.

Biographical notes

Piotr Hoffman (Author)

The Author: Piotr Hoffman studied philosophy in Poland and in France. He taught philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley and is now Professor of Philosophy at the University of Nevada, Reno. His most recent books are Violence in Modern Philosophy and The Quest for Power: Hobbes, Descartes, and the Emergence of Modernity.

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