{"id":157,"date":"2020-08-05T22:28:20","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T22:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/?p=157"},"modified":"2020-08-05T22:28:20","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T22:28:20","slug":"shamus-khan-reads-thomas-hobbes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/2020\/08\/05\/shamus-khan-reads-thomas-hobbes\/","title":{"rendered":"Shamus Khan reads Thomas Hobbes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sociology.columbia.edu\/content\/shamus-khan\">Dr. Shamus Khan<\/a> joins us to read from Leviathan: Or the Matter, Forme and Power of a Commonwealth, Ecclesiasticall and Civil, the 1651 Thomas Hobbes classic work of social theory.<\/p>\n<p>Shamus shares his advice on reading theory fast, helps us understand how Hobbes conceptualized social contract theory and the relationship between violence and equality, and models how to center the colonial roots of foundational texts.<\/p>\n<p>Follow along <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/books\/edition\/Leviathan\/2oc6AAAAMAAJ?hl=en&amp;gbpv=1&amp;pg=PR20-IA1&amp;printsec=frontcover\">HERE<\/a> (Chapter 13, page 81)<\/p>\n<p>-Kyle-<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2020\/08\/Thomas_Hobbes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-172\" src=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2020\/08\/Thomas_Hobbes-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2020\/08\/Thomas_Hobbes-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2020\/08\/Thomas_Hobbes-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2020\/08\/Thomas_Hobbes.jpg 780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2020\/08\/shamus.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-174\" src=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2020\/08\/shamus-271x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2020\/08\/shamus-271x300.jpg 271w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2020\/08\/shamus.jpg 514w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2020\/01\/GTAC-flattened.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-34\" src=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2020\/01\/GTAC-flattened-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2020\/01\/GTAC-flattened-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2020\/01\/GTAC-flattened-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2020\/01\/GTAC-flattened-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2020\/01\/GTAC-flattened-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2020\/01\/GTAC-flattened-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2020\/01\/GTAC-flattened-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8609\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-157-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/files.thesocietypages.org\/downloads\/GTaC29_Khan_reads_Hobbes.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/files.thesocietypages.org\/downloads\/GTaC29_Khan_reads_Hobbes.mp3\">https:\/\/files.thesocietypages.org\/downloads\/GTaC29_Khan_reads_Hobbes.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/files.thesocietypages.org\/downloads\/GTaC29_Khan_reads_Hobbes.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/?powerpress_pinw=157-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/files.thesocietypages.org\/downloads\/GTaC29_Khan_reads_Hobbes.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"GTaC29_Khan_reads_Hobbes.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode,\u00a0Dr. Shamus Khan joins us to read from Leviathan: Or the Matter, Forme and Power of a Commonwealth, Ecclesiasticall and Civil, the 1651 Thomas Hobbes classic work of social theory. 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