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Hobbes' account of life in the state of nature and its implications [PDF]

Srpska Politička Misao
In an infamous paragraph in his magnum opus, Leviathan, Thomas Hobbes describes what he perceives to be the miserable condition of humankind in the state of nature, concluding that human life in this state is "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short ...
Matić Ivan
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John Gray: ‘Americanism’ and the Perversion of Post‐liberalism

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article will make the case for John Gray's inclusion in the canon of post‐liberals despite his protests to the contrary, and will argue that his peculiar post‐liberalism is important for its challenges to the dominance of liberalism as both a political culture and way of theorising the ends of politics based on the model of the American ...
Paul Kelly
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State and social power in post-communist countries: 1996–2022

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
The purpose of this paper is to provide a procedure for examining the extent to which the changes observed among post-communist countries are consistent with a dynamic determined by the relative power of the state versus the relative power of society as ...
Monika Çule, Murray E. Fulton
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On Whales and Giants: Images of Leviathan in New Model Army and The Unwritten

Gragoatá, 2017
Fantastic and science-fictional narratives employ specific modes of representation. In both genres, figurative language can be used in a literal sense, so that symbols acquire a concrete representation in the text.
André Cabral de Almeida Cardoso
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Does the Rule of Law Require the Separation of Powers?

The Modern Law Review, EarlyView.
The separation of powers is an enigmatic political ideal, particularly in the context of the modern administrative state, in which administrative officials routinely perform a combination of legislative, judicial, and executive functions. In this article we reexamine this ideal by interrogating Adrian Vermeule's provocative claim that the separation of
Dimitrios Kyritsis, Matthew Lewans
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A Structured Review of Research‐Informed Instructional Strategies to Support CPA Enabling Competencies in Future Accountants*

Accounting Perspectives, Volume 24, Issue 1, Page 189-249, March 2025.
ABSTRACT CPA enabling competencies underpin the human skills and professional values that all future accountants should possess. Nevertheless, to date, the discourse is limited within the scholarship of teaching and learning on how to best inculcate these competencies in future accountants.
Sanobar Siddiqui
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Leviathan and After

Science Museum Group Journal
Simon Werrett discusses the Leviathan and After: Celebration of the History of Science, the Field and its Future event hosted by the Science Museum and UCL’s Department of Science and Technology Studies in May 2025, and explores why and how the book has ...
Simon Werrett
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What is (de)politicization and what is wrong with it?

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract This article attempts to clarify the meaning of (de)politicization. Politicization sometimes refers to the inappropriate intrusion of partisan loyalties in nonpolitical social domains (affective politicization). Politicization can also constitute an ideal of civic agency and energy (contestatory politicization).
Dimitrios Halikias
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The Leviathan-like Concerns and Reflections on Medical Digital Twin Technology

Yixue yu zhexue
Through medical digital twin technology, physicians can construct a digital replica of a patient and design optimal treatment plans accordingly. As this technology relies on the collection of bodily data, patients are required to relinquish their data ...
Yang OU, Yanmei SHAO
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Co‐operatives and public policy: A scoping review

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract We sketch a first‐ever map of the scholarly literature on co‐operatives and public policy from a selection of English‐language studies published since 2000 using a scoping review methodology. We find that while co‐operatives are often framed as solutions to societal problems, few scholars draw on formal public policy theories.
Marc‐André Pigeon, Hanif Amoozadeh Mahdiraji   +1 more
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