The State-Society syncretism in Thomas Hobbes’ theory of social contract
Introduction. The article analyzes the state-society relationship in the theory of social contract by T. Hobbes. The etatist interpretation of his socio-political doctrine, widespread in Russian philosophical thought, fundamentally opposing society to the state, does not seem to reflect the understa...
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| description | Introduction. The article analyzes the state-society relationship in the theory of social contract by T. Hobbes. The etatist interpretation of his socio-political doctrine, widespread in Russian philosophical thought, fundamentally opposing society to the state, does not seem to reflect the understanding of their relationship. From our point of view this is inherent in the contractual theory of the English thinker. Theoretical analysis. The author shows that the original conceptual and theoretical principles of T. Hobbes are the unity of sociogenesis and politogenesis, the actual identification of sociality and statehood, and the assertion of the need for security as the most important factor in the transition of people from the «state of nature» to the state-public organization of their life together. Analyzing the nature of state power, T. Hobbes believes that the political activity of the sovereign, as the source and bearer of the first, is subject, first of all, to the interests of the society he controls. Conclusion. The etatist interpretation of the state-society relationship does not find sufficient confirmation in the theory of the social contract of T. Hobbes. The analysis made it possible to reveal that his point of view on this problem can be described with the idea of the syncretism of society and the state, which implies the unity of the processes of sociogenesis and politogenesis and, accordingly, the simultaneous emergence of these forms of common life. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5734930645b7432dbde352118e01fc1b2023-09-28T12:27:14ZengSaratov State UniversityИзвестия Саратовского университета: Новая серия. Серия Философия. Психология. Педагогика1819-76712542-19482023-09-0123325826110.18500/1819-7671-2023-23-3-258-261The State-Society syncretism in Thomas Hobbes’ theory of social contractGolubev, Ivan Sergeevich0Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, MoscowIntroduction. The article analyzes the state-society relationship in the theory of social contract by T. Hobbes. The etatist interpretation of his socio-political doctrine, widespread in Russian philosophical thought, fundamentally opposing society to the state, does not seem to reflect the understanding of their relationship. From our point of view this is inherent in the contractual theory of the English thinker. Theoretical analysis. The author shows that the original conceptual and theoretical principles of T. Hobbes are the unity of sociogenesis and politogenesis, the actual identification of sociality and statehood, and the assertion of the need for security as the most important factor in the transition of people from the «state of nature» to the state-public organization of their life together. Analyzing the nature of state power, T. Hobbes believes that the political activity of the sovereign, as the source and bearer of the first, is subject, first of all, to the interests of the society he controls. Conclusion. The etatist interpretation of the state-society relationship does not find sufficient confirmation in the theory of the social contract of T. Hobbes. The analysis made it possible to reveal that his point of view on this problem can be described with the idea of the syncretism of society and the state, which implies the unity of the processes of sociogenesis and politogenesis and, accordingly, the simultaneous emergence of these forms of common life.https://phpp.sgu.ru/sites/phpp.sgu.ru/files/2023/09/filosofiya_2023_3-258-261.pdfstatesocietysocial contract theorysovereignstatehoodsociality |
| spellingShingle | Golubev, Ivan Sergeevich The State-Society syncretism in Thomas Hobbes’ theory of social contract Известия Саратовского университета: Новая серия. Серия Философия. Психология. Педагогика state society social contract theory sovereign statehood sociality |
| title | The State-Society syncretism in Thomas Hobbes’ theory of social contract |
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