If we are to see in the Pequod under Ahab a symbol of the teleocratic state, of the state conceived as a mechanism for achieving a substantive purpose [note oakeshott phrase earlier], we first need to identify precisely what distinguishes the hunting of Moby-Dick from the hunting of sperm whales generally, and why this difference points towards two essentially different visions of the state. After all, the hunting of one particular sperm whale for vengeance does not seem more ... , in comparison to the time frame encouraged by the pollsters, is rather long. It is likely, after all, that a grea...

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