Dva lica Behemota. Negativ države u političkom mišljenju T. Hobbesa i F. L. Neumanna

master's thesis

• Title (english): The Two Faces of Behemoth. The Negative of the State in T. Hobbes and F.L. Neumann's Political Thought
• Author: Tea Kodrnja
• Mentor: Luka Ribarević (mentor)
• Committee member: Luka Ribarević (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Tonči Kursar (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Domagoj Vujeva (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; The Faculty of Political Science; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2020-02-18, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political Science

Abstract

Ovaj rad bavi se određenjem značenja Behemota u političkom mišljenju Thomasa Hobbesa i Franza L. Neumanna. Iako je Neumann preuzeo naslov svog kapitalnog djela upravo od Hobbesa, čini se da je i danas Hobbesov Behemot u sjeni puno poznatijegLevijatana. Dok Levijatan kao smrtni Bog predstavlja mir i sigurnost, Behemot je simbol kaosa i anarhije. U radu se razmatra Hobbesovo i Neumannovo tumačenje Behemota kao stanja u kojem je država pretvorena u ne-poredak. Za Hobbesa, engleski građanski rat iz sredine 17. stoljeća predstavljaju prirodno stanje u kojima su sukobi potaknuti različitim uvjerenjima, vjerskim i političkim. Neumann nacionalsocijalističku Njemačku smatra ne-državom jer su negirane ključne karakteristike njezina postojanja, suverenost i vladavina prava. Suverenost je ključni pojam za Hobbesa i Neumanna pomoću kojeg objašnjavaju odumiranje države. Suverenost, kao apsolutna i nedjeljiva vlast, glavna je značajka države. Ako postoji više sjedišta suverenosti, ne može biti riječi o državi. Upravo je to slučaj u razdoblju engleskog građanskog rata i nacionalsocijalističke Njemačke. Engleska za vrijeme građanskog rata i nacionalsocijalistička Njemačka naprosto nisu države, već Behemot.

Abstract (english)

This paper deals with determining the meaning of Behemoth in the political thinking of Thomas Hobbes and Franz L. Neumann. Although Neumann took the title of his capital work from Hobbes, it seems that even today, Hobbes's Behemoth is in the shadow of the much more famous Leviathan. While Leviathan as a mortal God represents peace and security, Behemoth is a symbol of chaos and anarchy. The paper examines Hobbes's and Neumann's interpretation of Behemoth as a state in which the state becomes it's own negative. For Hobbes, the mid-17th-century English civil wars represent a state of nature in which conflicts are fueled by different religious and political beliefs. For Neumann, National Socialist Germany is a non-state because the key characteristics of its existence, sovereignty and the rule of law are negated. Sovereignty is a key term for Hobbes and Neumann by which they explain the dying of the state. Sovereignty, as an absolute and indivisible authority, is a major feature of the state. If there are multiple sovereignty seats, there can be no state. This is precisely the case in the period of the English Civil War and National Socialist Germany. England during the Civil War and National Socialist Germany are simply not states. They are Behemoth.

• Keywords: Thomas Hobbes; Franz L. Neumann; Behemot; prirodno stanje; nacionalsocijalizam; ne-država
• Keywords (english): Thomas Hobbes; Franz L. Neumann; Behemoth; state of nature; nationalsocialism; non-state
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:114:341060
• Study programme: Title: Political Science; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra politologije (magistar/magistra politologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Closed access
• Created on: 2020-11-19 12:59:52