Richard Hooker as Political Naturalist
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8958780 |
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| Authors | Simon P Kennedy (0000-0001-7971-1099, University of the Humanities, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 331-348 |
| Publication date | 2018-05-10 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Historical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-246X • E-ISSN: 1469-5103 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0018246x18000080 |
| OpenAlex | W2799493649 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 19 |
Richard Hooker's understanding of political society has engendered significant debate. Does he hold that society is natural, in keeping with his commitment to aspects of Aristotelianism? Or does he believe that society is conventional, leading somehow to a social contractarian conception of society? My contention is that he is a political naturalist, though his naturalism is tempered by his Augustinian theological anthropology. Hooker emphasizes human sin in his account of the nature and purpose of civil government, and gives humankind agency in the establishment of society. But, ultimately, he considers political life to be natural to the human condition. In this way, Hooker navigates a via media between Aristotelian naturalism and conventionalism
Agency (philosophy · Civil society · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Natural (archaeology · Naturalism · Political science · Politics · Sociology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · History · Law · Philosophy · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity · Religion, Gender, and Enlightenment
A Companion to Richard Hooker
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The Place of Hooker in the History of Thought
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John Locke Two Treatises of Government
| Highly cited | No |
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