Hobbes, Hume, Spinoza, and the Politics of Human Nature

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Hobbes, Hume, Spinoza, and the Politics of Human Nature

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We discuss the influence of theories of human nature on political theory, comparing and contrasting Hobbes, Hume, and Spinoza.

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Dec 3, 2020

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