Rilla, Jerónimo;
(2022)
Hobbes and prosopopoeia.
Intellectual History Review
, 32
(2)
pp. 259-280.
10.1080/17496977.2020.1853991.
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Abstract
With this paper, we intend to contribute to the debate concerning Hobbes’ conception of the person of the State. To be more precise, we shall argue that the philosopher’s notion of the State draws influence from what classic rhetoricians called prosopopoeia. Although this similarity has been identified by some contemporary interpreters, its chief characteristics remain underexplored. This viewpoint will allow us, on the one hand, to delve into the creative role of Hobbesian representatives in the process of actively conforming the person of the State; on the other, it will enable a novel understanding of the enemies of the State as personifications or allegories conjured up by rebellious agents.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Hobbes and prosopopoeia |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1080/17496977.2020.1853991 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/17496977.2020.1853991 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Hobbes, prosopopoeia, State, demons, fiction |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Dept of History |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10215787 |
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