The Ideology of Order: A Comparative Analysis of Jean Bodin and Thomas Hobbes

ISBN-13: 9781138992351 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 368 str.

Preston King

Opis

A school of thought traceable to the political writings of Bodin and Hobbes believes that "order" is the cardinal principle which takes precedence over "justice" - which is reduced to conformity. The main concern of this book is to analyse this tradition through study of its progenitors.

Recenzje

'The book's mix of approaches is refreshing ... its erudition impressive.' - The Journal of Politics

Spis treści

Part 1 Introduction: absolutism and pluralism; the methodological relevance of history; distinctive features of the present analysis; indivudual and collective sovereignty in Bodin and Hobbes; federalism and pluralism; the legacy of order. Part 2 Absolutist perspectives: history - Italy and Machiavelli; history, France and Bodin; history, England and Hobbes. Part 3 Twilight of the pluralist state - Jean Bodin: Bodinian overview; the family; private corporate bodies; the family and private corporate bodies; public corporations - iuges et magistrats; the sovereign - exposition; the sovereign - analysis. Part 4 Dawn of the absolutist state - Thomas Hobbes: Hobbesian overview - facts and norms; Hobbesian overview - family and state; the individual; mother and infant; parent and child; corporate structure; state structure. Part 5 Conclusion: the ideology of order. Appendixes: Bodin on female rule; the justice/order problem in the Bodininan concept of law; the sovereign and legislator in Bodin; Bodinian absolutism from the Methodus to the Republique; comments on the source of political obligation in Hobbes.

O autorze

Preston King