The Benefits of Reasonable Conduct
The Leviathan Theory of Obligation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6352575 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Steve Beackon (Nuffield College, Oxford), Andrew Reeve (0000-0001-7217-6601, Nuffield College, Oxford) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 423-438 |
| Publication date | 1976-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-5917 • E-ISSN: 1552-7476 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/009059177600400403 |
| OpenAlex | W2028711987 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 3 |
LIT HAS BECOME COMMONPLACE to distinguish between the activity of the political theorist and that of the historian of political thought. The former places primary importance upon the logical coherence of a piece of work and tends to argue that the method most appropriate to attaining this end lies in a detailed internal analysis of the arguments.1 The latter tends to emphasize the importance of discovering the author's intended meaning by studying the context in which the text was written. The information gained from this is then brought to bear on the problem of interpreting the text.2 Attempts to bridge the gap between these two particular concerns have not been especially successful because they offer no criteria for determining how much weight should be given to historical evidence in assessing the meaning of a text. Whilst the study of paradigms and language suggested by J.G.A. Pocock3 may help in interpreting the text in question, the help is rather akin to arming oneself with a good translation-the work of establishing the logical consistency of the argument still has to be performed
Law and economics · Political science · Sociology · Political Economy and Marxism · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Political Theory and Influence
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1983 - 2018 (36) |
| Highly cited | No |