New article: ‘Real Unity and Representation in Hobbes, Schmitt, and Barth’, by Sarita Zaffini
In this new article, Sarita Zaffini argues that Hobbes invoked a theological notion of representation alongside the more familiar idea of legal authorization. The article draws on Karl Barth to explain this form of representation, while supporting Carl Schmitt’s view of the continued significance of theological representation for modern politics.
Symposium on Hobbes’s Kingdom of Light, by Devin Stauffer
The latest issue of The Review of Politics includes a symposium on Devin Stauffer’s Hobbes’s Kingdom of Light, with contributions by Paul T. Wilford, Geoffrey M. Vaughan, Paul Franco, Ioannis D. Evrigenis, Bryan Garsten, and a response by Stauffer.
New book: Hobbes’s On the Citizen: A Critical Guide, edited by Douglass & Olsthoorn
This new volume – based on the second biennial conference of the EHS – comprises twelve original essays, written by leading Hobbes scholars, which aim to show that On the Citizen is a valuable and distinctive philosophical work in its own right, and not merely a stepping-stone towards the more famous Leviathan.
New book: Hobbes’s On the Citizen: A Critical Guide, edited by Douglass & Olsthoorn
This new volume – based on the second biennial conference of the EHS – comprises twelve original essays, written by leading Hobbes scholars, which aim to show that On the Citizen is a valuable and distinctive philosophical work in its own right, and not merely a stepping-stone towards the more famous Leviathan.
EHS Mini-Workshop, Amsterdam, 20 Nov 2019
A mini-workshop on the philosophy of Thomas Hobbes.
Online Colloquium (5): Reply to Critics by Raylor
Timothy Raylor concludes our online colloquium on Philosophy, Rhetoric, and Thomas Hobbes, with a reply to his critics.
