Hobbes and political realism

Thomas Hobbes has recently been cast as one of the forefathers of political realism. This article evaluates his place in the realist tradition by focusing on three key themes: the priority of legitimacy over justice, the relation between ethics and politics, and the place of imagination in politics....

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Published in:European journal of political theory 2020-04, Vol.19 (2), p.250-269
Main Author: Douglass, Robin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Autonomy
Credentials
Ethics
Hobbes, Thomas (1588-1679)
Imagination
Legitimacy
Liberalism
Objectives
Peaceful coexistence
Politics
Realism
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