A lion in the house: Hobbes and democracy

Hoekstra, Kinch

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“…by Hoekstra (2006) in the same volume as Tuck's essay). As an authorisation of representative democracy, Tuck's use of Hobbesian sovereignty is powerful, despite concerns by fellow liberal theorists.…”

Section: The Sovereign Peoplementioning

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Multi-level Governance: Conceptual challenges and case studies from Australia

Dale¹,

Ryan²,

Broderick³

2017

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Section: The Sovereign Peoplementioning

confidence: 94%

Multi-level Governance: Conceptual challenges and case studies from Australia

Dale¹,

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Broderick³

2017

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“…elections) to take back that power. Such a Hobbesian form of democracy accords, in Tuck's view, with the constitution of revolutionary France, now 'the standard view of democratic constitutions in the modern world,' but first articulated by Hobbes (Tuck 2006: 189-90 Hoekstra (2006) in the same volume as Tuck's essay). As an authorisation of representative democracy, Tuck's use of Hobbesian sovereignty is powerful, despite concerns by fellow liberal theorists.…”

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confidence: 98%

Multi-level Governance as Political Theory

Kerr¹

2017

Multi-Level Governance: Conceptual Challenges and Case Studies From Australia

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“…Another example might be Hobbes' periodic appearances as a foundational democratic theorist (Tuck, 2006, pp. 171–90), an account that for all its stimulating effects nevertheless requires considerable suspension of disbelief, particularly among historians (Hoekstra, 2006, pp. 191–218).…”

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Straw Men and Political Philosophy: The Case of Hobbes

Parkin

2011

Political Studies

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This article examines the character of straw men as deployed by political and moral philosophers, using the example of politically motivated responses to the work of Thomas Hobbes. It attempts to give an Oakeshottian account of what is distinctive about the form of straw arguments within political philosophy before going on to identify some examples drawn from the reception of Hobbes' work. In the final section, discussion of the function of straw men points to their emancipatory role in the process of developing political theory. The article closes by drawing attention to the under-appreciated role that straw men play within the tradition of Western political thought, and the implications of this thought for our understanding of continuity within that tradition.

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A lion in the house: Hobbes and democracy

Cited by 47 publications

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Multi-level Governance: Conceptual challenges and case studies from Australia

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Straw Men and Political Philosophy: The Case of Hobbes

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