ISBN:
9781402044687
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource
,
v.: digital
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Science and Law Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives internationales d'histoire des idées 195
DDC:
192
Keywords:
Philosophy
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Philosophy (General)
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Philosophy, modern
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Political science Philosophy
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Religion (General)
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Quelle
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Religionsphilosophie
;
Trinitätslehre
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Geschichte 1668
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Häresie
;
Religionsphilosophie
;
Geschichte 1668
;
Hobbes, Thomas 1588-1679
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Exil
;
Religiöse Verfolgung
;
Hobbes, Thomas 1588-1679
;
Religionsphilosophie
;
Politische Philosophie
Abstract:
"This collection develops insight into the relation which Hobbes describes between his theory of government and the three-part division he draws with respect to religion. Pursuing the chain of causes that proves God's existence as first cause, Hobbes identifies and defines both ""true religion"" and such superstition as he found in the theology and practices of the Roman Catholic Church of his era. He then emphasizes the difference between natural religion and revealed religion in order to extinguish the claim of contemporary theologians to an authority in the state greater than that of the political sovereign. Although, according to the author, Hobbes falters in carrying out his politico/theological project, his careful, radical and innovative attempt to describe the relationship of religion and politics, church and state, has special relevance for us today, as forms of religious fundamentalism in many countries are increasingly claiming and, in some cases, winning control of political institutions.Written for:Political scientists, philosophers, historians, political theorists, people interested in history of theology, legal theory and the English Civil War Keywords:ChristianityHobbes, ThomasPoliticsReligionSuperstition"
Description / Table of Contents:
CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction to the 1668 Appendix; 2. Hobbes and the Economic Trinity; 3. The Haunting of Thomas Hobbes; 4. Hobbes in Exile; Afterword; Bibliography; Index of Subjects; Index of Names
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-335) and indexes
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Includes the text of the "Appendix" to the 1668 edition of Hobbe's Leviathan, in Latin with English translation on facing pages
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
DOI:
10.1007/1-4020-4468-2
URL:
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