Behemoth Teaches Leviathan - Thomas Hobbes on Political Education

Did Hobbes's political philosophy have practical intentions? There exists no "Hobbist" school of thought; no new political order was inspired by Hobbesian precepts. Yet in Behemoth Teaches Leviathan Geoffrey M. Vaughan revisits Behemoth to reveal hitherto unexplored pedagogic purpose to Hobbes's political philosophy.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Practical Problems , but no Solutions? Chapter 2 Politics, Stability, and Education Chapter 3 The Lessons of Political Education Chapter 4 Learning through History and through Behemoth Chapter 5 The Structure and Lessons of Behemoth Chapter 6 Epilogue: The Return of Hobbesian Political Education

About the author

By Geoffrey M. Vaughan

Summary

Did Hobbes's political philosophy have practical intentions? There exists no "Hobbist" school of thought; no new political order was inspired by Hobbesian precepts. Yet in Behemoth Teaches Leviathan Geoffrey M. Vaughan revisits Behemoth to reveal hitherto unexplored pedagogic purpose to Hobbes's political philosophy.

Product details

• Authors: Geoffrey M Vaughan, Geoffrey M. Vaughan, Geoffrey M./ Mansfield Vaughan
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2007
• EAN: 9780739120934
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-2093-4
• No. of pages: 165
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 222 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Applications of Political Theo; Applications of Political Theory
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education