The colonial period of U.S. history contains a variety of interesting lessons. One of these pertains to the concept of a "virtuoso." The virtuoso was primarily characterized by curiosity. Rather than being overly specialized, the virtuoso explored a wide range of interests. The study of nature, art, literature, and theology all would have been pursuits common to this stereotype. This blog aspires to take this early category and use it as a point of departure for exploration and reflection.
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Hobbes on the Lack of Disction Between Citizenship and Slavery
"In De Cive he was even more blunt, declaring that to be a citizen is no more than to be a slave (servus) of the sovereign (Chapter VIII; see also Leviathan p. 142)." Richard Tuck, "Introduction" to Hobbes, Leviathan (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2002), p. xxxiv.
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