Thomas Hobbes and the Natural Law

by Kody W Cooper

Book Overview

Has Hobbesian moral and political theory been fundamentally misinterpreted by most of his readers? Since the criticism of John Bramhall, Hobbes has generally been regarded as advancing a moral and political theory that is antithetical to classical natural law theory. Kody W. Cooper challenges this traditional interpretation of Hobbes in Thomas Hobbes and the Natural Law. Hobbes affirms two essential theses of classical natural law theory:...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 026810302X
• ISBN13: 9780268103026
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"