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Hobbes's Doctrine of Method

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A persistent problem in the interpretation of Hobbes's self-proclaimed founding of modern political science is the nature of the link between that political science and Hobbes's understanding of modern natural science and scientific method. The intention of this essay is to suggest that Hobbes's doctrine of method reveals the unity of his teaching about science, man, and politics. The unifying role of the doctrine of method can be understood only as a function of Hobbes's intention to reform what he saw as the previously defective relationship between practice and theory. In the light of this intention, the doctrine of method will be shown to consist in a new rhetoric which links the resolution of the human problem to the conquest of nature facilitated by the new science of nature. This rhetoric will be shown to be the substantial core of the doctrine of method itself.

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  • Weinberger, J., 1975. "Hobbes's Doctrine of Method," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 69(4), pages 1336-1353, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:apsrev:v:69:y:1975:i:04:p:1336-1353_24
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