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Thomas Hobbes og rational choice
In some ways Hobbes’s conception of what rationality consists in is still disturbingly modern; but he could scarcely be further from espousing a rational choice model for explaining most of human performance. The psychological groundwork for his explanatory model, if it were so expressed, would not be some form of optimization for any entity which,…
Bertrand Russell om konger og prester
It might perhaps be admitted also that Cromwell had gone too far in cutting off the king’s head but, broadly speaking, anything done against kings was to be applauded – unless, indeed, it were done by priests, like Becket, in which case one sided with the king (Russell 2009). Man kan tenke seg at Thomas…
Hobbes, lover og gutten som falt fra treet
Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) er mest kjent som politisk filosof, men skrev i løpet av sitt lange liv (tidsalderen tatt i betraktning) om langt flere emner. Ett tema, som også fikk sin egen bok, er lovene. A Dialogue Between a Philosopher & a Student of the Common Laws of England (1971) ble gitt ut etter Hobbes’…