Hobbes's Reply to the Fool
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7956941 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Lebuffe (Mitchell Institute, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 31-45 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1747-9991.2006.00053.x |
| OpenAlex | W1981183536 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
The objection Hobbes raises in the voice of the Fool against his own argument is, apparently, that it is sometimes rational to break covenant. Hobbes's answer is puzzling, both because it seems implausible and also because it seems at odds with some of his own views. This article reviews several strategies critics have taken in trying to show that Hobbes's answer is more plausible than it seems and one attempt to show that the Fool's objection concerns the action of breaking covenant only indirectly
Covenant · Epistemology · Law and economics · Odds · Physics · Political science · Sociology · Theology · Computer Science · Law · Medicine · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Political Theology and Sovereignty · Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |