Matthew Ward

Thomas Hobbes and Political Thought in Ireland C.1660- C.1730

The Leviathan Released

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Produktbeschreibung

Thomas Hobbes is now regarded as one of England's greatest political philosophers. This book considers his reception in Ireland, where, it is suggested, the 'Leviathan' was released. In doing so, the book demonstrates the variety and sophistication of political thought in Ireland.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. April 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 211mm x 130mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9780198904120
• ISBN-10: 0198904126
• Artikelnr.: 69308919

Autorenporträt

Matthew Ward took a BA in History and Politics from the University of York and an MPhil in Political Thought and Intellectual History, supervised by Professor John Robertson, from Clare College, Cambridge. After Cambridge, Matthew worked in the House of Commons. In 2016, he was awarded the Oxford-Vincent Packford and Geoffrey Smart Scholarship at Kellogg College, Oxford to study for a DPhil in History under Professor Jon Parkin. While at Oxford, Matthew also held a fellowship at Christ Church dedicated to increasing access to the university for state school pupils. He is now a Civil Servant.

Inhaltsangabe

* Abbreviations
* Conventions
* Introduction
* 1: Sir William Petty, the Restoration in Ireland, and the corporate
commonwealth
* 2: Sir William Petty, the Cabal ministry, and the government of
empire
* 3: Sir William Petty, the 'sceptical-Tories', and the government of
the sea
* 4: John Vesey and Anglican royalist discourse in Restoration Ireland
* 5: John Vesey and the 'Revolution' of 1688
* 6: Edward Synge and 'Hobbian' discourse in early eighteenth-century
Ireland
* Conclusion
* Bibliography