Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
9-2009
Abstract
Philip Pettit and Quentin Skinner find Hobbes's understanding of freedom as non-interference inadequate because it fails to appreciate what is wrong with a life lived as a slave. Though their critiques have some force, however, Hobbes's view of freedom has virtues of its own. It is highly sensitive to the fact that freedom is a matter of degree. It is also unlikely to mistake freedom for something else, like security or dignity. Moreover, Hobbes is not as unmindful of the dangers of servility as many think.
Discipline
Comparative Politics | Political Science
Research Areas
Political Science
Publication
Hobbes Studies
Volume
22
Issue
2
First Page
192
Last Page
198
ISSN
0921-5891
Identifier
10.1163/092158909X12452520755595
Publisher
Brill Academic
Citation
KUKATHAS, Chandran.(2009). One cheer for Constantinople: A comment on Pettit and Skinner on Hobbes and freedom. Hobbes Studies, 22(2), 192-198.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2924
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Authors
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1163/092158909X12452520755595