| ID | 085003 |
| Title Proper | Love and the leviathan |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Patapan, Haig ; Sikkenga, Jeffrey |
| Publication | 2008. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Hobbes's understanding of love, and its significance for his political thought, has received insufficient attention. This essay contends that Hobbes has a consistent and comprehensive teaching on love that directly repudiates what he regards as the Platonic teaching on eros. In attacking the Platonic idea of eros, Hobbes undermines a pillar of classical political philosophy and articulates a significant aspect of his new understanding of the passions in terms of power, which is itself a critical part of his new political science most famously presented in Leviathan |
| `In' analytical Note | Political Theory Vol. 36, No. 6; Dec 2008: p803-826 |
| Journal Source | Political Theory Vol. 36, No. 6; Dec 2008: p803-826 |
| Key Words | Eros ; Liberalism ; Beauty ; Platonic Love ; Tyranny ; Modern Political Science - Eros |