Call for participation of dossier 2026

Title: Actualidad de la filosofía de Thomas Hobbes (Current relevance of the philosophy of Thomas Hobbes)

Guest editors: María Liliana Lukac de Stier (UCA – Argentina) and Andrés Di Leo Razuk (UBA/UNLaM – Argentina).

Article languages: English, Spanish, French.

Summary and objectives:

There is no doubt that any valuable recovery of a classical thinker is primarily motivated by a problematic of the historical moment in which it is taking place. In the specific case of Thomas Hobbes, since the critical recovery of his work at the beginning of the 20th century by thinkers such as Strauss and Schmitt, the British philosopher’s texts have not ceased to be consulted in order to consider a variety of issues. In turn, the richness of Hobbes’ thought can be seen not only in the different interpretations that have been developed of his philosophy, but also in the fact that they are often even antagonistic. Thus, within Hobbesian hermeneutics we find liberal, totalitarian, statist, anarchist, theistic, atheistic, conservative or progressive positions, to mention but a few influential currents, and within each of them, the internal divisions that can be seen only further demonstrate the fruitfulness and versatility of Hobbes’ writings, which provide useful theoretical tools for reflecting on different problems.

This dossier attempts to form part of this intellectual maneuver, proposing to link Hobbes’s thought with current and concrete problems that challenge us today and that have only recently begun to form part of Hobbesian studies. The intention, then, is to bring together in this special issue different treatments that are still emerging in isolation. It should be made clear that, although the focus is on current issues, any submissions to this dossier must apply all the academic rigor involved in approaching and recovering the texts of a classical philosopher such as Hobbes, in order not to de-characterize his work.

The following is a description of the current problematic, treated in the light of Hobbesian thought, which would be included in this dossier. It is thus demonstrated how the 17th century philosopher can be highly topical and provide creative ideas for the resolution of urgent ethical-political conflicts:

– Feminisms

– Drug trafficking

– Terrorism

– Artificial intelligence

– Dissolution of the state and sovereignty

– Multitude as a political category

– Neopunitivism and criminal law

– Anarchisms

– Consumption and addictions

– Privatization of wars

– New political enemies

Deadline for submissions: 15 May 2025

Publication: January 2026

Send to: https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/LTDL/about/submissions

For enquiries about the publication, please contact: dileorazuk@gmail.com

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