Hobbes the pessimist? Continuity of Hobbes's views on reason and eloquence between The Elements of Law and Leviathan

Some scholars allot a significant role to Hobbes's allegedly changing attitude on rhetoric between the early political works and the later 'Leviathan'. Suggests, however, that the combination of Hobbes's harsh words on rhetoric, eloquence and orators, and his marvellous style rep...

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Published inBritish journal for the history of philosophy Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 31 - 54
Main Author NAUTA, Lodi
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Abstract Some scholars allot a significant role to Hobbes's allegedly changing attitude on rhetoric between the early political works and the later 'Leviathan'. Suggests, however, that the combination of Hobbes's harsh words on rhetoric, eloquence and orators, and his marvellous style replete with rhetorical fireworks, is not 'explained' by a growing sense of pessimism, but shows simply that for Hobbes, rhetoric was a matter of style and presentation, but could never be part of the production of true knowledge and the construction of science. (Quotes from original text)
AbstractList Some scholars allot a significant role to Hobbes's allegedly changing attitude on rhetoric between the early political works and the later 'Leviathan'. Suggests, however, that the combination of Hobbes's harsh words on rhetoric, eloquence and orators, and his marvellous style replete with rhetorical fireworks, is not 'explained' by a growing sense of pessimism, but shows simply that for Hobbes, rhetoric was a matter of style and presentation, but could never be part of the production of true knowledge and the construction of science. (Quotes from original text)
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