Hobbes, the Scriblerians and the History of Philosophy

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-84893-223-4
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 529 g

Satire was core to the work of Thomas Hobbes although his critics also used it as a weapon to ridicule him. Condren uses Hobbes as an example to demonstrate that an examination of the persona is needed to advance our understanding of a writer's philosophy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Condren, Conal

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; Part I Part; Chapter 1 Hobbes, Lucianic Humour and the Philosophic Persona; Chapter 2 Hoisting Hobbes on the Satiric Petard; Part II Part; Chapter 3 The Seriousness of the Absurd: The Scriblerian Philosophic Persona; Chapter 4 Identity, Materiality and the Language of Philosophical Absurdity; Chapter 5 Hobbes and the Scriblerians; Chapter 6 Afterword: The History of Early Modern Philosophy: Method, Speech Act and Persona;

Über Autor(innen)

Conal Condren