The Meaning of Hobbes’ Leviathan for Political Sociology: Hobbes asaA Universal Thinker of Modern Politics  Cover Image

Značenje Hobbesova Levijatana za političku sociologiju. Hobbes kao univerzalni mislilac moderne politike
The Meaning of Hobbes’ Leviathan for Political Sociology: Hobbes asaA Universal Thinker of Modern Politics

Author(s): Vukašin Pavlović
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Fakultet političkih znanosti u Zagrebu
Keywords: Hobbes; Strauss; fear; power; political obligation; sovereignty; individualism;

Summary/Abstract: The author analyzes the classical postulate of Hobbes’ political theory, starting from the negation of man’s social character, with which Hobbes broke from the Aristotelian tradition. The author also shows through Hobbes’ theory that the category of fear is a crucial notion in modern political science. During the later development of political thought, however, the category of fear remained outside the main scope of interest of political theory, it was pushed on the margins of theoretical study and was thrown out of the field of politics. of theoretical study and was thrown out of the field of politics.

  • Issue Year: XLIII/2006
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 59-78
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Croatian