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L’international en question? : Colonies, économie et commerce international chez Hobbes et Bentham (2021)
The international in question? : Colonies, economy and international trade in Hobbes and Bentham

Bourcier, B., & Jakonen, M. (2021). L’international en question? : Colonies, économie et commerce international chez Hobbes et Bentham. Revue philosophique de la France et de l'Etranger, 2021(3), 343-359. https://doi.org/10.3917/rphi.213.0343

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Publication details

All authors or editors: Bourcier, Benjamin; Jakonen, Mikko

Journal or series: Revue philosophique de la France et de l'Etranger

ISSN: 0035-3833

eISSN: 2104-385X

Publication year: 2021

Volume: 2021

Issue number: 3

Pages range: 343-359

Publisher: Presses universitaires de France

Publication country: France

Publication language: French

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3917/rphi.213.0343

Publication open access: Not open

Publication channel open access: Delayed open access channel

Abstract

Although often overlooked, Hobbes’ and Bentham’s international political thinking has more in common than one might think. This article proposes a philosophical reconstruction of Hobbes’ and Bentham’s thinking on the international, focusing more specifically on the relationship between economics and politics. First, we explain their common opposition to colonialism and warmongering foreign policies. Secondly, we show how they understand international trade, the economy and the market in relation to the State. We conclude by showing that there can be no hope for an international political theory of security, peace and prosperity that is autonomous and separate from the theory of the state.

Keywords: political philosophy; colonialism; international trade; international politics; international economics; theories of the state

Free keywords: Hobbes, Thomas; Bentham, Jeremy

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Ministry reporting: Yes

Reporting Year: 2021

JUFO rating: 1