Hobbes, the Scriblerians and the History of Philosophy
Conal Condren
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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. He demonstrates that satire and philosophy were closely linked during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, offering a new perspective on the nature of philosophy during this period.
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Readership
Philosophy, History of Political Thought, Eighteenth-Century Studies and Literature
Contents
Introduction
Part I
1 Hobbes, Lucianic Humour and the Philosophic Persona
2 Hoisting Hobbes on the Satiric Petard
Part II
3 The Seriousness of the Absurd: The Scriblerian Philosophic Persona
4 Identity, Materiality and the Language of Philosophical Absurdity
5 Hobbes and the Scriblerians
Afterword: The History of Early Modern Philosophy: Method, Speech Act and Persona
Reviews
'This book represents an intriguing attempt to reconceptualise the history of philosophy by linking it with the history of satire, particularly by seeking to do justice to the legacy of Lucian. In doing this, it presents a telling challenge to disciplinary boundaries.' Michael Hunter, Birkbeck, University of London
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