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Political Science 404/513 "Hobbes'
Leviathan and Modern Individualism" Don Carmichael
Tues evenings, 6-9 pm Phone: 492‑5390 Fall
Term, 2001-02 e-mail:
Don.Carmichael@ualberta.ca NB: First Class (Tues, Sept. 11) The first class will
be a full session (about 2 hrs), with a brief introductory lecture and the
choice of essay topics and other assignments. Students who are unable for any reason to attend this
session should contact me before the class to discuss possible assignments. If
The Course is Full: The enrolment of
this course will be limited to ensure that it can function as a seminar. If you want to take the seminar but
it is full, just leave your name and telephone number (or email address) for
me with someone in the general office (10-16) and I=ll put you on a waiting list. Suggestions
for Advance Reading The text of
Leviathan is best read in the seminar (bits at a time, and with
discussion). If you want to get
a head start on the readings, I recommend that you do readings other than
this. I suggest: (1) an overview of Hobbes' life and
works. The best, in my view, is
R. Tuck, Hobbes (OUP, 1989).
Among others, Peters (Hobbes) is probably the most readable, Robertson
(Hobbes) is a classic, and other good "overview" accounts are by
Goldsmith (Hobbes' Science of Politics), Laird (Hobbes) and Stephen (Hobbes). (2) an account of Hobbes'
"times". I recommend
Maurice Ashley, England in the
Seventeenth Century, pp. 9‑120 (several copies are available in the library
(DA 375 A82). Hobbes' own
account is Behemoth. The first
dialogue (pp. 1‑59) is especially interesting, but it presupposes some
knowledge of the period. Good
accounts of Hobbes' "place" in his times are the books by Bowle
(Hobbes and His Critics), Mintz (The Hunting of Leviathan), Robertson
(Hobbes) and Ross (Hobbes in his Times), and the articles by Quentin Skinner. All students will
be asked to read Tuck and Ashley (pp 9-120) early in the seminar; they can
easily be done in advance. For
anyone who wants to do more: (3) Students will also be asked to
read Part 3 of Leviathan early in the seminar. This can be read in advance if you
already have a good sense of what Hobbes is up to. (4) Several superb commentaries are
available, written from remarkably different perspectives: Two of these are
modern classics, worth reading on their own account as much for their
interpretations of Hobbes: C.B. Macpherson (intro to the Penguin edition; The
Political Theory of Possessive Individualism); and Leo Strauss (Natural Right
and History, pp 166‑202). Several recent
works have explored the place of religion and rhetoric in Leviathan: David Johnston (The Rhetoric of
Leviathan) is an especially engaging example. Other works have
addressed Leviathan from a more analytical perspective, drawing on game
theory: David P. Gauthier (The Logic of Leviathan), G. Kavka (Hobbesian Moral and Political Theory) and Jean
Hampton (Hobbes and The Social Contract Tradition). The most recent is by Gabriella Slomp (Thomas Hobbes and
the Political Philosophy of Glory: 2000). Many recent works
have explored Apolitical@ issues from Part 2 of Leviathan: Deborah
Baumgold (Hobbes's Political Theory), Mary Dietz ed (Thomas Hobbes and
Political Theory), Rogers &
Ryan, eds, (Perspectives on Thomas Hobbes) Walton & Johnson, eds,
(Hobbes's Science of Natural Justice) , and Bertman & Malherbe, eds,
(Thomas Hobbes de la metaphysique a la politique). Several of these
will be considered in the seminar, with attention to how they invite us to
approach the text This course will be
a seminar on Hobbes and contemporary individualism, using each to explore the
other. The seminar will proceed
by a close reading of Leviathan (especially Parts 1 & II),
focussing on the account of human nature, right and obligation, and then
examining their implications for authority, law and statesmanship. The course will be
conducted as a seminar. Students
will be expected to contribute actively in discussions, and the seminar will
be organized around the presentation and discussion of student papers. After the first few weeks the
required readings will not be extensive, but students will be expected to
read them carefully and to supplement them with selections from recommended
commentaries. The seminar will be
taught as a combined undergraduate (404) and graduate (513) course. Requirements and expectations for the
two groups will be different.
Graduate students will be expected to cover a wider range of Hobbes'
works, and more of the recent secondary literature. Two short seminar
papers (5‑7 pp) will be required, plus a somewhat longer paper at the end of
the term. All papers should be
analytical and "positional".
Brief digests (1‑2 pp) of the assigned readings will be required each
week as an aid to critical reading and mastery of the text. Each participant will be asked to
open the discussion of one of the seminar papers with a brief commentary. Essays : (3 x
30%) 90% Other seminar
contribution 10% *The reading
digests ‑‑ which must be submitted each week before the seminar ‑‑ will be
graded only as satisfactory/ unsatisfactory. But they are a necessity and marks will be deducted from
the final grade (up to two stanines) for missing digests. Sept 11 Introduction Recommended: R. Tuck, Hobbes M.
Ashley, England in The Seventeenth Century, 9‑120. See
other suggestions under advance reading. Sept 18 Philosophical foundations Background: Ashley, England
in The Seventeenth Century, 9‑120. Tuck,
Hobbes, pp 1-39 Required: Tuck,
Hobbes, pp 40-50 (read first: it will help with the Hobbes chapters) Leviathan, The Introduction , ch. 1‑5. recommended: Peters, chs
4-5 (in the coursepack. It may
help with chs 1-5) Sept 25 Human nature Background: Leviathan, chs
32-43 (Pt 3) Required: Leviathan,
ch. 6‑9. Oct 2 The natural condition of
mankind) Background: Tuck, Hobbes,
pp 51-124 Required: Leviathan,
ch. 10‑13. recommended: Johnson, AHobbes and The Wolf-Man@ Oct 9 The argument
reconsidered: some interpretations Required: Raphael,
A Interpretations - II@ C.B.
Macpherson, selections from "Introduction" (Penguin edition). Hampton,
AWhat is the Cause of Conflict in The State of
Nature?@ Oct 16 Morality: the right and
law of nature Required: Leviathan,
ch. 14‑16. Carmichael, AThe Right of Nature in Leviathan@ Kavka, AConflict in The State of Nature@ Oct 23 The covenant, authority and liberty)
Required Leviathan,
ch. 17‑23. (nb ch. 21) Oct 30 Law,
crime, and punishment Required: Leviathan,
ch. 24‑28. May,
"Hobbes on Equity and Justice" Nov 6 Split session:
statesmanship / the state &
salvation Required (i): Leviathan, ch.
29‑30
Required (ii): Leviathan, ch.
12, 31,
P. Johnson, ALeviathan=s Audience@ Review: Leviathan,
chs 32 and 43 from Part 3
First Term
Break: Nov 13 Nov 20 Religion, philosophy & power Required: Leviathan,
ch. 44‑47. Nov 27 The teaching of
leviathan: hobbesian
individualism Required: Aristotle,
Politics, Book 1, chs 1‑3. The
Bible, Genesis, chs 1‑4. Strauss, AOn The Spirit of Hobbes= Philosophy@ Taylor, AAtomism@
Review: Macpherson,
Hampton, Kavka Dec 4: Rhetoric & the teaching of leviathan Required: Leviathan,
"Review and Conclusion". D.
Johnston, "Plato, Hobbes, and The Science of Practical Reasoning The Book
of Job (35) ADVANCED READING AND FURTHER REFERENCE These supplementary
readings are listed for those who might want to do further work on particular
topics. They are not required
for the seminars or essays. The following
collections are referenced by their editors: M.
Bertman et Michel Malherbe (eds) Thomas Hobbes de la metaphysique a la
politique K. Brown
(ed), Hobbes Studies M. Dietz
(ed), Thomas Hobbes and Political Theory G.A.J.
Rogers and A. Ryan (eds), Perpsectives on Thomas Hobbes C.
Walton and P. Johnson (eds), Hobbes's Science of Natural Justice Sept 18 Philosophical foundations Hobbes,
The Elements of Law, pt.I, 1‑6 . Hobbes,
De Corpore. Hobbes,
Thomas White's "De Mundo" Examined. T. Ball,
"Hobbes' Linguistic Turn", Polity 17 (1985). F.
Brandt, Thomas Hobbes's Mechanical Conception of Nature. C.
Condren, Thomas Hobbes, ch 1-2. M.M.
Goldsmith, Hobbes's Science of
Politics, 1‑2. G. Herbert,
Thomas Hobbes, 1‑3. J.
Laird, Hobbes. F.S.
McNeilly, The Anatomy of
Leviathan, I (esp. ch 3‑4). R.S.
Peters, Hobbes, 1‑3 . G.C.
Robertson, Hobbes. Rogers
and Ryan: papers by Malcolm, Tuck and Sorell . T.
Sorell, Hobbes, 1‑7. T.
Spragens Jr., The Politics of
Motion. L.
Stephen, Hobbes. L.
Strauss, Hobbes' Political
Philosophy. Walton
and Johnson: papers by Bhattacharya and Rudolph . J.W.N.
Watkins, Hobbes's System of
Ideas, 2nd ed. Sept 25 Human nature Hobbes,
The Elements of Law, pt.I, ch. 7‑13 . D.
Baumgold, "Hobbes's Political Sensibility" in Dietz . C.
Condren, Thomas Hobbes, ch 3. D.P.
Gauthier, The Logic of
Leviathan, 1 . B. Gert,
"Reason and The Passions" in Bertman & Malherbe . M.M.
Goldsmith, Hobbes's Science of
Politics, 3. G.
Herbert, Thomas Hobbes, 4‑5. P.
Johnson, "Hobbes and the Wolf‑man" in Walton and Johnson (highly
recommended) . R.S.
Peters, Hobbes, 2, 6 . F.S.
McNeilly, The Anatomy of
Leviathan, 5. Oct 2 The
natural condition of mankind Hobbes,
The Elements of Law, pt.I, ch. 14 . P. Caws
(ed) The Causes of Quarrel. J.
Hampton, Hobbes & The Social
Contract Tradition, 2‑3 . G.S.
Kavka, Hobbesian Moral and
Political Theory, 3‑4 . C.B.
Macpherson, The Political Theory
of Possessive Individualism, ch. 1‑2. S.A.
Lloyd, Ideals as Interests in Hobbes=s
Leviathan. F.S.
McNeilly, The Anatomy of
Leviathan, 6‑7. F.
Tricaud, "Hobbes's Conception of The State of Nature", in Rogers
and Ryan . Oct 9 The
argument reconsidered: some interpretations I.
Berlin, "Hobbes, Locke and
Professor Macpherson", Political Quarterly, 1964. N.
Bobbio, Thomas Hobbes and The Natural Law Tradition. D.
Boonin-Vail, Thomas Hobbes and The Science of Moral Virtue. D.J.C. Carmichael,
"C.B. Macpherson's `Hobbes': A Critique", CJPS XVI:1 (March, 1983), 61‑80, with
Macpherson‑Carmichael "Replies", in CJPS XVI:4 (Dec 1983). R.E.
Ewin, Virtues and Rights. F.C.
Hood, The Divine Politics of
Thomas Hobbes. G.S.
Kavka, Hobbesian Moral and
Political Theory C.B.
Macpherson, The Political Theory
of Possessive Individualism, pp 1‑70, 87‑106. F.S.
McNeilly, Anatomy of Leviathan J.
Plamenatz, Man and Society vol.
I M.
Oakeshott, Hobbes on Civil
Association Q.
Skinner, "Hobbes's Leviathan", Historical Journal 7 (1964) G.
Slomp, Thomas Hobbes and The Political Philosophy of Glory. L. Strauss, "On The Spirit of Hobbes' Political Philosophy",
in Brown, Hobbes Studies , and Natural Right and History, pp. 166‑202. L.
Strauss, The Political
Philosophy of Hobbes. H.
Warrender, The Political
Philosophy of Hobbes. Discussions of
Recent Literature on Hobbes: D.J.C. Carmichael, ATeaching
Thomas Hobbes; A Review article,@
Canadian Journal of Political Science: 23:3 (1990), 545-555 M.M.
Goldsmith, AThe
Hobbes Industry@,
Political Studies 39 (1991), 135-147. D.D.
Raphael, Hobbes : Morals and
Politics, 7-8. Feminist Readings: T.
Brennan and C. Pateman, "Mere Auxiliaries to the Commonwealth: Women and
The Origins of Liberalism", Political Studies 27:2 (1979). R.A. Chapman, "Leviathan Writ Small: Thomas Hobbes on the
Family", APSR 69:1 (1975). R.W.K.
Hinton, "Husbands, Fathers and Conquerors", Political Studies 16:1
(1968). I.
Makus, Women, Politics and Reproduction, chs 1,4,5. S.M.
Okin, Women in Western Political Thought, 197‑200. G.J.
Schochet, Patriarchalism in Political Thought. C. di Stefano, Configurations of
Masculinity, introduction. J. Zvesper, "Hobbes'
Individualistic Analysis of the Family", Politics 5:2 (1985). Oct 16 Morality: the right
and law of nature Hobbes,
The Elements of Law, pt. I, chs. 15‑19 . Hobbes,
De Cive, 2‑4 . B. Barry, "Warrender and His Critics", in Cranston and
Peters (eds) Hobbes and
Rousseau. N.
Bobbio, Thomas Hobbes and The Natural Law Tradition. D.
Boonin-Vail, Thomas Hobbes and The Science of Moral Virtue. K. Brown: papers on "right" by Wernham and Pennock, and on
"obligation" by Brown, Taylor, Plamenatz & Warrender . D.J.C. Carmichael, "The Right of Nature in Leviathan",
Canadian Journal of Philosophy 18:2 (June,1988), 257‑270. C.A.J. Coady, "The Peculiarity of Hobbes's Concept of Natural
Right", in Walton and Johnson . R.E.
Ewin, Virtues and Rights. D.P.
Gauthier, The Logic of Leviathan F.C.
Hood, The Divine Politics of
Thomas Hobbes. G.S.
Kavka, Hobbesian Moral and
Political Theory, 7‑8 . S.A.
Lloyd, Ideals as Interests in Hobbes=s
Leviathan. F.S.
McNeilly, Anatomy of Leviathan,
7 (from p. 168), 8. T.
Nagel, "Hobbes's Concept of Obligation", Philosophical Review 68
(1959). J.
Plamenatz, Man and Society vol.
I, pp. 122‑148 . M.
Oakeshott, Hobbes on Civil
Association (ch. 1‑2) . D.D.
Raphael, Hobbes : Morals and
Politics, 4‑5 . D.D.
Raphael, "Hobbes on Justice" in Rogers and Ryan . Q.
Skinner, "Hobbes's Leviathan", Historical Journal 7 (1964) G.
Slomp, Thomas Hobbes and The Political Philosophy of Glory. L. Strauss, "On The Spirit of Hobbes' Political Philosophy",
in Brown, Hobbes Studies , and Natural Right and History, pp. 166‑202. L.
Strauss, The Political
Philosophy of Hobbes. H.
Warrender, The Political
Philosophy of Hobbes. Oct 23 The
covenant, authority and liberty Hobbes,
The Elements of Law, pt. I, ch 19; pt. II, 1‑5 . Hobbes,
De Cive, 5‑10 . Hobbes,
A Dialogue of The Common Laws of England, 53‑77. I. Berlin, "Two
Concepts of Liberty". C.
Cantalupo, A Literary Leviathan. D.P.
Gauthier, The Logic of
Leviathan, ch. 4 . D.P.
Gauthier, "Hobbes's Social Contract", in Rogers & Ryan M.M.
Goldsmith, Hobbes's Science of
Politics, 5. J.
Hampton, Hobbes & The Social
Contract Tradition, 4‑8 . G.S.
Kavka, Hobbesian Moral and
Political Theory, 5‑6 . F.S.
McNeilly, The Anatomy of
Leviathan, 9. J.
Plamenatz, Man and Society, vol
I, pp. 148‑154 . R.S. Peters, Hobbes, 8 . G. Schochet, "Intending
(Political) Obligation", in Dietz Q. Skinner, "The Ideological Context of Hobbes's Political
Thought", Historical Journal 9 (1966). Q. Skinner, "Conquest and Consent: Thomas Hobbes and The
Engagement Controversy", in G.E. Aylmer, (ed), The Interregnum. C.D. Tarlton, "The Creation and Maintenance of Government: A
Neglected Dimension of Hobbes's Leviathan", Political Studies 26 (1978). Oct 30 Law, crime,
and punishment Hobbes,
The Elements of Law, pt. II, ch. 10
. Hobbes,
De Cive, 14 . Hobbes,
A Dialogue of The Common Laws of England. S.I.
Benn and R.S. Peters, Social
Principles and The Democratic State, ch. 3, 8 . Bertman
and Malherbe: papers by Bertman and Baumrin . N.
Bobbio, Thomas Hobbes and The Natural Law Tradition, chs 4-5. D.J.C. Carmichael, "Hobbes on Natural Right in Society: The
Leviathan Account", CJPS 13:1 (March 1990), 3‑22. C.
Condren, Thomas Hobbes, ch 5. R.
Dworkin, Taking Rights
Seriously, 2. D.P.
Gauthier, The Logic of
Leviathan, 4 . M.M.
Goldsmith, Hobbes's Science of
Politics, 6. M.
Oakeshott, Hobbes on Civil
Association, 1‑2. Walton and Johnson: paper by Mathie, and also Mathie's critique of the
May paper (especially recommended)
. Nov 6 Split
session: statesmanship / the
state & salvation statesmanship Hobbes,
Behemoth (especially Dialogue 1). Hobbes,
Introduction to his translation of Thucydides. D.
Baumgold, Hobbes's Political Theory. R.
Flathman, Thomas Hobbes: Skepticism, Individuality and Chastened Politics. D.
Johnston, The Rhetoric of Leviathan. H. Mansfield Jr.,
"Hobbes and The Science of Indirect Government", APSR 65 (1971), pp. 97‑110. W.
Mathie, "Rhetoric and
Rationality in Hobbes's Leviathan". F.S.
McNeilly, The Anatomy of
Leviathan, 9. M.
Oakeshott, Hobbes on Civil
Association. D.D. Raphael, Hobbes : Morals and Politics, 7‑8 . J.
Steinberg, The Obesssion of Thomas Hobbes. L.
Strauss, The Political
Philosophy of Hobbes. state & salvation: Hobbes,
The Elements of Law, pt. II, ch. 6‑7 . Hobbes,
De Cive, 11, 15‑18 . Hobbes,
A Dialogue of The Common Laws of England: "Of Heresy" C.
Cantalupo, A Literary Leviathan. P.
Cooke, Hobbes and Christianity. C.
Condren, Thomas Hobbes, ch 4. E.J. Eisenach, "Hobbes on Church, State, and Religion", History
of Political Thought 3 (1982). J. Farr,
"Atomes of Scripture", in Dietz . W.B.
Glover, "God and Thomas Hobbes", in Brown . R.J.
Halliday et al, "Hobbes's Belief in God", Political Studies 31
(1983). R.W. Hepburn,
"Hobbes and The Knowledge of God", in M. Cranston and R.S.
Peters (eds), Hobbes and
Rousseau. F.C.
Hood, The Divine Politics of
Thomas Hobbes. S.A.
Lloyd, Ideals as Interests in Hobbes=s
Leviathan. A.P.
Martinich, The Two Gods of Leviathan. A.
Pacchi, "Hobbes and The Problem of God", in Rogers and Ryan . J.G.A. Pocock, "Time, History and Eschatology in The Thought of
Thomas Hobbes", in Politics, Language and Time. R. Rhodes, "The Test of Leviathan: Parts 3 and 4 and The New
Interpretations", in Bertman and Malherbe . A. Ryan,
"A More Tolerant Hobbes?", in Susan Mendus (ed), Justifying
Toleration. L. Strauss, "On The
Spirit of Hobbes' Political Philosophy" in Natural Right and History,
pp. 166‑202; also in K. Brown (ed),
Hobbes Studies. H.
Warrender, The Political
Philosophy of Hobbes. Nov 13 First Term Break Nov 20 Religion, philosophy
& power Hobbes,
The Elements of Law, pt. II, ch. 6‑7 Hobbes,
De Cive, 11, 15‑18 Hobbes,
A Dialogue of The Common Laws of England: "Of Heresy" C.
Cantalupo, A Literary Leviathan, ch.6. D.
Johnston, The Rhetoric of Leviathan M.
Oakeshott, "The Moral Life in Thomas Hobbes", in Hobbes on Civil
Association. R. Rhodes, "The Test of Leviathan: Parts 3 and 4 and The New
Interpretations", in Bertman and Malherbe (12). A.A.
Rogow, Thomas Hobbes, 7, 10. also see
references from above. Nov 27 The teaching of
leviathan: hobbesian
individualism I.
Berlin, "Hobbes, Locke and
Professor Macpherson", Political Quarterly, 1964. N.
Bobbio, Thomas Hobbes and The Natural Law Tradition. D.J.C. Carmichael,
"C.B. Macpherson's `Hobbes': A Critique", CJPS XVI:1 (March, 1983), 61‑80, with
Macpherson‑Carmichael "Replies", in CJPS XVI:4 (Dec 1983). F.C. Hood, The Divine Politics of Thomas Hobbes. G.S. Kavka, Hobbesian Moral and Political Theory C.B.
Macpherson, The Political Theory
of Possessive Individualism, pp 1‑70, 87‑106. J.
Plamenatz, Man and Society vol.
I M.
Oakeshott, Hobbes on Civil
Association G.
Slomp, Thomas Hobbes and The Political Philosophy of Glory. L. Strauss, "On The Spirit of Hobbes' Political Philosophy",
in Brown, Hobbes Studies , and Natural Right and History, pp. 166‑202. L.
Strauss, The Political
Philosophy of Hobbes. J.
Zvesper, "Hobbes' Individualistic Analysis of the Family", Politics
5:2 (1985). Dec 4: Rhetoric
& the teaching of leviathan Hobbes,
The Elements of Law, pt. II, chs 8‑9 . Hobbes,
De Cive, 12‑13 . St.
Augustine, Confessions X: 35‑43. C.
Cantalupo, A Literary Leviathan. C.
Condren, Thomas Hobbes, ch 6-8. C. di
Stefano, Configurations of Masculinity, introduction. R.E.
Ewin, Virtues and Rights: The Moral Philosophy f Thomas Hobbes. M.M.
Goldsmith, "The Hobbes Industry", Political Studies 39 1991) 135‑147. P.
Johnson, "Leviathan's Audience", in Bertman & Malherbe D. Johnston,
The Rhetoric of Leviathan. S.A.
Lloyd, Ideals as Interests in Hobbes=s
Leviathan, ch 1. H. Mansfield Jr.,
"Hobbes and The Science of Indirect Government", APSR 65 (1971), pp. 97‑110. W.
Mathie, "Rhetoric and
Rationality in Hobbes's Leviathan". M. Oakeshott, Hobbes on Civil Association . D.D.
Raphael, Hobbes : Morals and
Politics 7‑8 . L. Strauss, The Political Philosophy of Hobbes. B. Telford, "Well‑Being and Civil
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