| Description |
1 online resource (183 pages) |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Summary |
"Hobbes's political theory has traditionally been taken to be an endorsement of state power and a prescription for unconditional obedience to the sovereign's will. In this book, Susanne Sreedhar develops a novel interpretation of Hobbes's theory of political obligation and explores important cases where Hobbes claims that subjects have a right to disobey and resist state power, even when their lives are not directly threatened. Drawing attention to this broader set of rights, her comprehensive analysis of Hobbes's account of political disobedience reveals a unified and coherent theory of resistance that has previously gone unnoticed and undefended. Her book will appeal to all who are interested in the nature and limits of political authority, the right of self-defense, the right of revolution, and the modern origins of these issues"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-180) and index. |
| Contents |
Hobbes's right of self-defense -- The true liberties of subjects -- Limited obedience to an unlimited sovereign -- Is Leviathan a 'rebel's catechism'? |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679.
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Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679. |
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Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679. Leviathan.
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Leviathan (Hobbes, Thomas) |
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Political obligation.
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Political obligation. |
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Civil disobedience.
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Civil disobedience. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Sreedhar, Susanne. Hobbes on resistance. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010 9780521197243 (DLC) 2010016802 (OCoLC)502037232 |
| ISBN |
9780511776403 (electronic book) |
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0511776403 (electronic book) |
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9780511773822 (ebook) |
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051177382X (ebook) |
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9780521197243 (hardback) |
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0521197244 (hardback) |
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