The two gods of Leviathan : Thomas Hobbes on religion and politics
by A. P. Martinich
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As well as being considered the greatest English political philosopher, Hobbes has traditionally been thought of as a purely secular thinker, highly critical of all religion. In this provocative new study, Professor Martinich argues that conventional wisdom has been misled. In fact, he shows that religious concerns pervade Leviathan and that Hobbes was really intent on providing a rational defense of the Calvinistic Church of England that flourished under the reign of James I. Professor show more Martinich presents a close reading of Leviathan in which he shows that, for Hobbes, Christian doctrine is not politically destabilizing and is consistent with modern science. show lessTags
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A. P. Martinich is the Roy Allison Vaughan Centennial Professor of Philosophy and Professor of History and Government at the University of Texas at Austin.
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- Nonfiction, Philosophy, Politics and Government, Religion & Spirituality, Sociology, History
- DDC/MDS
- 320.1 — Society, government, & culture Political science Types of Government The State
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- JC153 .H659 .M37 — Political Science Political theory Political theory. The state. Theories of the state Modern state
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