The Limits of Reason in Hobbes's Commonwealth
The Limits of Reason in Hobbes''s Commonwealth explores Hobbes''s attempt to construct a political philosophy of enduring peace on the foundation of the rational individual. Hobbes''s rational individual, motivated by self-preservation, obeys the laws of the commonwealth and thus is conceived as the model citizen. Yet Hobbes intimates that there are limits to what such an actor will do for peace...
The Limits of Reason in Hobbes''s Commonwealth explores Hobbes''s attempt to construct a political philosophy of enduring peace on the foundation of the rational individual. Hobbes''s rational individual, motivated by self-preservation, obeys the laws of the commonwealth and thus is conceived as the model citizen. Yet Hobbes intimates that there are limits to what such an actor will do for peace...
