Hobbes, the Scriblerians and the history of philosophy

Author(s)

• Condren, Conal

Bibliographic Information

Hobbes, the Scriblerians and the history of philosophy

Conal Condren

Routledge, 2016

• : pbk

Note

Reprint. Originally published: London: Pickering & Chatto, 2012

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Satire was core to the work of Thomas Hobbes although his critics also used it as a weapon to ridicule him. Condren uses Hobbes as an example to demonstrate that an examination of the persona is needed to advance our understanding of a writer's philosophy.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Part I Part
• Chapter 1 Hobbes, Lucianic Humour and the Philosophic Persona
• Chapter 2 Hoisting Hobbes on the Satiric Petard
• Part II Part
• Chapter 3 The Seriousness of the Absurd: The Scriblerian Philosophic Persona
• Chapter 4 Identity, Materiality and the Language of Philosophical Absurdity
• Chapter 5 Hobbes and the Scriblerians
• Chapter 6 Afterword: The History of Early Modern Philosophy: Method, Speech Act and Persona

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Details

• NCID: BB2375697X
• ISBN:
  • 9781138664562
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Abingdon
• Pages/Volumes: viii, 224 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • DC23 : 192
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679
  • LCSH : Scriblerus Club
  • LCSH : Satire, English -- History and criticism
  • LCSH : Philosophy, English -- 17th century
  • LCSH : Philosophy, English -- 18th century