On Reducing Hobbes

Eisenach, Eldon J.

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“…Minogue (1973) follows a similar approach, as he considers Hobbes’s philosophy to be general , and not exclusively the result of his times and circumstances. Eisenach (1989) encourages a break with the departmentalized nature of the highly specialized Hobbes studies, and emphasizes the value of finding new ways to understand the philosopher. I agree, and follow Rawls’s (2007, p. 52) advice on trying to “make as much out of it [Leviathan] as you can and to try to get a sense of how the overall view might go, if you put it in the best way.”…”

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Toward a Hobbesian liberal democracy through a Maslowian hierarchy of needs.

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The Humanistic Psychologist

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Thomas Hobbes is a mainstay in political theory, but his political philosophy is often perceived as being marred by his insistence on absolute power and the rule of one-or the few. In this article I examine how a reinterpretation and adjustment of the psychological fundament of Hobbes's systematic argument may in fact lead to a new understanding of how a Hobbesian argument could lead to the conclusion that liberalism and democracy are best for achieving order and stability. This reexamination is performed by reinterpreting Hobbes's psychology in light of the writings of Abraham Maslow. Their reputations could hardly be more different, but I show that their theories of individuals are largely compatible, and that incorporating some of Maslow's insights into Hobbes's general framework may lead to a surprisingly modern Hobbesian political theory, because individual's domination by the higher needs, when safe, may entail demands for liberty and self-determination.

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Toward a Hobbesian liberal democracy through a Maslowian hierarchy of needs.

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Interpreting Hobbes's Political Philosophy

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Andrews Hobbes is famous for his insights into the impact of man's fear, glory and greed on war and peace, not for his views on the bearing of men's benevolence on the commonwealth. Are Hobbesian people even capable of love of others? In the literature, we find two main answers: one view is that Hobbes ruled out the possibility of disinterested benevolence among men; the other is that Hobbes considered actions driven by genuine benevolence

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Interpreting Hobbes's Political Philosophy

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On Reducing Hobbes

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Toward a Hobbesian liberal democracy through a Maslowian hierarchy of needs.

Toward a Hobbesian liberal democracy through a Maslowian hierarchy of needs.

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