Thomas Hobbes and Political Thought in Ireland C.1660- C.1730 - The Leviathan Released

Thomas Hobbes is now regarded as one of England's greatest political philosophers. This book considers his reception in Ireland, where, it is suggested, the 'Leviathan' was released. In doing so, the book demonstrates the variety and sophistication of political thought in Ireland.

List of contents

• Abbreviations


• Conventions


• Introduction


• 1: Sir William Petty, the Restoration in Ireland, and the corporate commonwealth


• 2: Sir William Petty, the Cabal ministry, and the government of empire


• 3: Sir William Petty, the 'sceptical-Tories', and the government of the sea


• 4: John Vesey and Anglican royalist discourse in Restoration Ireland


• 5: John Vesey and the 'Revolution' of 1688


• 6: Edward Synge and 'Hobbian' discourse in early eighteenth-century Ireland


• Conclusion


• Bibliography

About the author

Matthew Ward took a BA in History and Politics from the University of York and an MPhil in Political Thought and Intellectual History, supervised by Professor John Robertson, from Clare College, Cambridge. After Cambridge, Matthew worked in the House of Commons. In 2016, he was awarded the Oxford-Vincent Packford and Geoffrey Smart Scholarship at Kellogg College, Oxford to study for a DPhil in History under Professor Jon Parkin. While at Oxford, Matthew also held a fellowship at Christ Church dedicated to increasing access to the university for state school pupils. He is now a Civil Servant.

Summary

Thomas Hobbes is now regarded as one of England's greatest political philosophers. This book considers his reception in Ireland, where, it is suggested, the 'Leviathan' was released. In doing so, the book demonstrates the variety and sophistication of political thought in Ireland.

Product details

• Authors: Matthew Ward, Matthew (Civil Servant in the Uk Government) Ward, Ward Matthew
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.01.2024
• EAN: 9780198904120
• ISBN: 978-0-19-890412-0
• No. of pages: 306
• Series: Oxford Historical Monographs
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Ireland, Ireland, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, British & Irish history, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, C 1600 To C 1700, Early 18th century c 1700 to c 1750, C 1700 To C 1800, Later 17th century c 1650 to c 1699