How Long to Read Thomas Hobbes and the Natural Law

How Long Does it Take to Read Thomas Hobbes and the Natural Law?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 44 minutes to read Thomas Hobbes and the Natural Law by Kody W. Cooper

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Has Hobbesian moral and political theory been fundamentally misinterpreted by most of his readers? Since the criticism of John Bramhall, Hobbes has generally been regarded as advancing a moral and political theory that is antithetical to classical natural law theory. Kody Cooper challenges this traditional interpretation of Hobbes in Thomas Hobbes and the Natural Law. Hobbes affirms two essential theses of classical natural law theory: the capacity of practical reason to grasp intelligible goods or reasons for action and the legally binding character of the practical requirements essential to the pursuit of human flourishing. Hobbes’s novel contribution lies principally in his formulation of a thin theory of the good. This book seeks to prove that Hobbes has more in common with the Aristotelian-Thomistic tradition of natural law philosophy than has been recognized. According to Cooper, Hobbes affirms a realistic philosophy as well as biblical revelation as the ground of his philosophical-theological anthropology and his moral and civil science. In addition, Cooper contends that Hobbes's thought, although transformative in important ways, also has important structural continuities with the Aristotelian-Thomistic tradition of practical reason, theology, social ontology, and law. What emerges from this study is a nuanced assessment of Hobbes’s place in the natural law tradition as a formulator of natural law liberalism. This book will appeal to political theorists and philosophers and be of particular interest to Hobbes scholars and natural law theorists.

How long is Thomas Hobbes and the Natural Law?

Thomas Hobbes and the Natural Law by Kody W. Cooper is 342 pages long, and a total of 86,184 words.

This makes it 115% the length of the average book. It also has 105% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Thomas Hobbes and the Natural Law Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 50 minutes to read Thomas Hobbes and the Natural Law aloud.

What Reading Level is Thomas Hobbes and the Natural Law?

Thomas Hobbes and the Natural Law is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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