{"product_id":"hobbes-and-the-democratic-imaginary-hardcover","title":"Hobbes and the Democratic Imaginary - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Holman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a time when nearly all political actors and observers-despite the nature of their normative commitments-morally appeal to the language of democracy, the particular signification of the term has become obscured. \u003ci\u003eHobbes and the Democratic Imaginary\u003c\/i\u003e argues that critical engagement with various elements of the work of Hobbes, a notorious critic of democracy, can deepen our understanding of the problems, stakes, and ethics of democratic life. Firstly, Hobbes's descriptive anatomy of democratic sovereignty reveals what is essential to the institution of this form of government, in the face of the conceptual confusion that characterizes the contemporary deployment of democratic terminology. Secondly, Hobbes's critique of the mechanics of democracy points toward certain fundamental political risks that are internal to its mode of operation. And thirdly, contrary to Hobbes's own intentions, Christopher Holman shows how the selective redeployment of certain Hobbesian categories could help construct a normative ground in which democracy is the ethical choice in relation to other sovereign forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Holman\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor in the School of Social Sciences at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47409108877490,"sku":"9781438490434","price":169.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/3457c7711866398c4e5f7c8ada549ff3.webp?v=1778258108","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/hobbes-and-the-democratic-imaginary-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}