Original scientific paper

POLITICAL SYSTEM: THE TRADITION OF THOMAS HOBBES IN THE EUROPEAN EXPERIMENT

Milan Podunavac ; Faculty of Political Science, University of Beograd, Beograd, Serbia

Abstract

This article concentrates on the political theory of Thomas Hobbes inside the European political tradition. Security is understood as a primary political good. In accordance with this, the creation of Leviathan is understood as a symbol connected to the typical process of the creation of the European state. Starting from this basic assumption, the author discuses the political theories of T. Hobbes, C. Schmitt and F. Neumann.

Keywords

Hobbes; Schmitt; Neumann; state of nature; political system

Hrčak ID:

20586

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/20586

Publication date:

12.7.2006.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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