Overview
- Takes up the thorny question of Hobbes' theology and its impact on his theory of government
- Essays focus on Hobbes' distinction between natural and revealed religion to explain interpretive difficulties that have thus far resisted solution
- Presents new insights into Hobbes' thinking on such topics as superstition, the role of the king as priest, "true religion" and the death of the soul
- Includes the author's translation of the 1668 Appendix to the Latin Leviathan, newly revised and hitherto difficult to obtain
- Seeks to advance our thinking about religion and politics in Hobbes beyond current impasses
Part of the book series: International Archives of the History of Ideas Archives internationales d'histoire des idées (ARCH, volume 195)
Access this book
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Other ways to access
Table of contents (4 chapters)
-
Front Matter
-
Back Matter
Keywords
Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Religion, Politics and Thomas Hobbes
Authors: George Wright
Series Title: International Archives of the History of Ideas Archives internationales d'histoire des idées
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4468-2
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2006
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-4467-0Published: 21 December 2005
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-7132-3Published: 25 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-4468-7Published: 13 August 2006
Series ISSN: 0066-6610
Series E-ISSN: 2215-0307
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 358
Topics: Political Philosophy, Religious Studies, general, Political Science, History of Philosophy, Modern Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion