The Coherence of Hobbes's Leviathan - Civil and Religious Authority Combined

Zusammenfassung Just before and during the English Civil War of the 1640s, Thomas Hobbes wrote in defence of the monarchy, his aim being to eliminate the root causes of civil war and internal strife. This book examines Hobbes's arguments for how best to achieve this aim, taking into account the political, philosophical, and religious context of Hobbes's time.

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• Authors: Eric Brandon, Brandon Eric
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2007
• EAN: 9780826489487
• ISBN: 978-0-8264-8948-7
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: Continuum Studies in British P; Continuum Studies in British P; Continuum Studies in British Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy