Realism in Thucydides and Hobbes

• In Event: Classical Considerations

Brief Overview

The paper compares Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War with Hobbes's Leviathan in order to clarify the distinct treatments of what both authors assume are the three most fundamental human motivations: fear, honor, and interest.

Author

• Yishaiya Abosch, California State University-Fresno