Power of Vision. Hobbes’ De Homine between Optical and Political Science

The essay proposes to read the political science of Thomas Hobbes in the light of his studies on optics, with particular reference to De homine. I intend to verify the relationship existing in Hobbes's thought between the development of the theory of political representation and the subjective...

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Main Author: Mauro Farnesi Camellone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bologna 2019-07-01
Series:Scienza & Politica
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Online Access:https://scienzaepolitica.unibo.it/article/view/9612
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spelling doaj.art-e1b3883e876f4a208013751e31de88e32022-12-21T23:49:43ZengUniversity of BolognaScienza & Politica1590-49461825-96182019-07-01316010.6092/issn.1825-9618/96128224Power of Vision. Hobbes’ De Homine between Optical and Political ScienceMauro Farnesi Camellone0Università degli Studi di PadovaThe essay proposes to read the political science of Thomas Hobbes in the light of his studies on optics, with particular reference to De homine. I intend to verify the relationship existing in Hobbes's thought between the development of the theory of political representation and the subjective optical science (the theory of vision), with particular reference to the theory of fiction.https://scienzaepolitica.unibo.it/article/view/9612hobbesotticascienzarappresentazioneepistemologia
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Power of Vision. Hobbes’ De Homine between Optical and Political Science
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title Power of Vision. Hobbes’ De Homine between Optical and Political Science
title_full Power of Vision. Hobbes’ De Homine between Optical and Political Science
title_fullStr Power of Vision. Hobbes’ De Homine between Optical and Political Science
title_full_unstemmed Power of Vision. Hobbes’ De Homine between Optical and Political Science
title_short Power of Vision. Hobbes’ De Homine between Optical and Political Science
title_sort power of vision hobbes de homine between optical and political science
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epistemologia
url https://scienzaepolitica.unibo.it/article/view/9612
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