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    The European Hobbes Society is an international and interdisciplinary research network, which aims to promote scholarship on the thought of Thomas Hobbes by providing a platform for scholars from across the world to share ideas and exchange research.

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New book contrasting Hobbes with Rousseau, Kant, Hegel and Marx

February 19, 2021
By means of careful analysis of relevant writings by Hobbes, Rousseau, Kant, Hegel, and Marx, David James argues that the concept of practical necessity is key to understanding the emergence of the conditions of a free society in terms of a historical process that is initially governed by practical necessity.
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New Article asking: How natural is Hobbes's Natural Person?

February 19, 2021
In this article José Rilla demonstrates that the Hobbesian person's genuinely natural feature is the human body, understood not as a physio-biological object, but as the ultimate responsibility locus of the person's performance.
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New article on Hobbes and the Modern Business Corporation

January 4, 2021
R.J.G. Claassen draws upon Hobbes to show how concession theory can accommodate private initiative and economic analysis, and thus be a relevant position in the debate about the modern business corporation.
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Online Colloquium (5): Reply to Critics by Silviya Lechner

June 17, 2020
Silviya Lechner concludes our online colloquium on Hobbesian Internationalism with a reply to her critics.
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Online Colloquium (4): Oliver Eberl on Hobbesian Internationalism

June 10, 2020
Oliver Eberl comments on Hobbesian Internationalism, in the penultimate entry to this online colloquium.
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Online Colloquium (3): Chiayu Chou on Hobbesian Internationalism

June 3, 2020
Chiayu Chou comments on Hobbesian Internationalism, in the third entry to this online colloquium.

European Hobbes Society

The European Hobbes Society is an international and interdisciplinary research network, which aims to promote scholarship on the thought of Thomas Hobbes.

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