“Not a Woman-Hater,” “No Rapist,” or Even Inventor of “the Sensitive Male”? Feminist Interpretations of Hobbes’s Political Theory and Their Relevance for Hobbes Studies

Odzuck, Eva

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“…Of course, whether or not their contributions are honoured and rewarded is a question left to our collective political practice. Notes 1 Hirschmann and Wright (2012), Odzuck and Chadwick (2020), Odzuck (2019) and Sreedhar (2012) are particularly useful resources for the exploration of these questions. 2 Hobbes's status as a modern, "possessive individualist" thinker is presented in C. B.…”

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The Role of Women in Hobbes's Economic Thought

Boucher

2021

Can J Pol Sci

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This article examines the role of women in Hobbes's economic thought. First, I frame Hobbes's economic thought in relation to his philosophical materialism so as to underscore the extent to which Hobbes's materialism entails the insight that human beings are, by definition, productive, economic creatures. I argue that his description of the economy, even without explicit acknowledgment, necessarily positions women as crucial economic actors. I then consider the implications of this in relation to the feminist possibilities of Hobbes's gender politics. I conclude that when deliberating on this question, we face the same conundrum that is evident in all literature considering Hobbes and gender. His radical comments about women in the state of nature are undermined by his seeming indifference to the state of women in commonwealths once they are founded.

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The Role of Women in Hobbes's Economic Thought

Boucher

2021

Can J Pol Sci

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“…1Feminist interpretations have had an increasing impact on the study of Hobbes, as evidenced in recent years by the essays collected in Hirschmann and Wright 2012 and Chadwick and Odzuck 2020, as well as the inclusion of feminist readings in various companions and handbooks, for example, the inclusion of an entry on parental authority that foregrounds original maternal dominion (Sreedhar 2012). For a comprehensive study of the impact of feminist interpretation on Hobbes studies, see Odzuck 2019.…”

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Mother Lords: Original Maternal Dominion and the Practice of Preservation in Hobbes

Robison

2023

Hypatia

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Hobbes's justification for original maternal dominion is often evaluated in connection to the ambiguous status of women in his political thought. Many feminist interpreters explain this ambiguity as a contradiction: following Carole Pateman, they see maternal dominion as one term of the “paradox of parental power.” The first aim of this article is to elaborate a second, alternative approach within some critical responses to Pateman's reading. Rather than as one part of a contradiction, in these interpretations maternal dominion emerges as a self-standing form of authority that is very different from patriarchal domination. By offering a new synthesis of some of these interpretations, I aim to show this second view as more comprehensive and compelling than that offered by Pateman. Then, building upon this view, I give a new reading of the concept of preservation that establishes the mother's dominion as an intersubjective practice that reflects an awareness about the interdependent conditions for human well-being and, hence, challenges the standard approach to Hobbesian individualism and sovereign power. Finally, drawing from my interpretation of preservation, I offer a new way to understand Hobbes's argument that “parental authority is derived from the child's consent.”

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“Not a Woman-Hater,” “No Rapist,” or Even Inventor of “the Sensitive Male”? Feminist Interpretations of Hobbes’s Political Theory and Their Relevance for Hobbes Studies

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The Role of Women in Hobbes's Economic Thought

The Role of Women in Hobbes's Economic Thought

Mother Lords: Original Maternal Dominion and the Practice of Preservation in Hobbes

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