Hobbes Against Friendship: The Modern Marginalisation of an Ancient Political Concept

by Gabriella Slomp

Book Overview

This book explores why and how Thomas Hobbes - the 17th century founder of political science -- contributed to the modern marginalisation of 'friendship', a concept that stood in the foreground of ancient moral and political thought and that is currently undergoing a revival. The study shows that Hobbes did not question the occurrence of friendship; rather, he rejected friendship as an explanatory and normative principle of peace and cooperation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030953173
• ISBN13: 9783030953171
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"