Liberty, Rationality, and Agency in Hobbes's Leviathan

by Van Mill, David

• ISBN13: 9780791450369
• ISBN10: 0791450368
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-07-01
• Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr

Author Biography

David van Mill is Lecturer in Political Science at the University of Western Australia

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi
Part I: Introduction and Theoretical Framework
Introduction	3	(10)
Summary of the Chapters	4	(9)
The Scope of Freedom	13	(34)
Introduction	13	(2)
Charles Taylor and Positive Freedom	15	(11)
Desires
Rationality
Flathman and Negative Freedom	26	(2)
Flathman on Autonomy	28	(5)
Internal and External Freedom	33	(8)
Conclusion	41	(6)
Part II: Freedom, Autonomy, Rationality, and Morality
Hobbes and Negative Freedom	47	(26)
Introduction	47	(1)
External Freedom and Causality	48	(5)
Freedom and Will	53	(2)
Fear and Freedom	55	(7)
Obligation and Freedom	62	(7)
The State of Nature
The Laws of Nature and the Right of Nature
Civil Society
Conclusion	69	(4)
The Internal Conditions of Freedom: Complex Instrumental Rationality and Autonomy	73	(24)
Introduction	73	(2)
Instrumental Rationality	75	(4)
Hobbesian Rationality: Good as the Promise of Things to Come	79	(12)
Rationality and Coherent Action: Good as Utile	91	(3)
Conclusion	94	(3)
The Internal Conditions of Freedom: Substantive Rationality and Autonomy	97	(22)
Introduction	97	(6)
Substantive Rationality and Autonomy: Good as Jucundum	103	(9)
Rationality and Self-regarding Actions	112	(3)
Rationality and Other-regarding Actions	115	(2)
Conclusion	117	(2)
Voluntarism and Morality	119	(34)
Introduction	119	(3)
Hobbes's Psychology	122	(3)
Psychological Egoism	125	(4)
Morality	129	(20)
Conclusion	149	(4)
Part III: External Freedom
Freedom, Equality, and the Laws of Nature	153	(52)
Introduction	153	(3)
The Harm Principle and the Protection of Freedom and Equality	156	(6)
The Laws of Nature and the Sovereign	162	(13)
Sovereignty and Democracy	175	(7)
Education, Censorship, Religion, Free Association, and the Preservation of Peace and Freedom	182	(14)
Education and Order
Censorship
Freedom of Association
Religion and Order
Conclusion	196	(9)
Part IV: Conclusion
Hobbes's Dualism	205	(12)
Introduction	205	(2)
Determinism	207	(2)
Consent	209	(3)
Equality	212	(1)
Power	213	(3)
Conclusion	216	(1)
Notes	217	(24)
Bibliography	241	(8)
Index	249