Hobbes's Kingdom of Light
A Study of the Foundations of Modern Political Philosophy
Seiten
2021
University of Chicago Press (Verlag)
978-0-226-76012-4 (ISBN)
University of Chicago Press (Verlag)
978-0-226-76012-4 (ISBN)
Was Hobbes the first great architect of modern political philosophy? Highly critical of the classical tradition in philosophy, particularly Aristotle, Hobbes thought that he had established a new science of morality and politics. Devin Stauffer here delves into Hobbes’s critique of the classical tradition, making this oft-neglected aspect of the philosopher’s thought the basis of a new, comprehensive interpretation of his political philosophy.
In Hobbes’s Kingdom of Light, Stauffer argues that Hobbes was engaged in a struggle on multiple fronts against forces, both philosophic and religious, that he thought had long distorted philosophy and destroyed the prospects of a lasting peace in politics. By exploring the twists and turns of Hobbes’s arguments, not only in his famous Leviathan but throughout his corpus, Stauffer uncovers the details of Hobbes’s critique of an older outlook, rooted in classical philosophy and Christian theology, and reveals the complexity of Hobbes’s war against the “Kingdom of Darkness.” He also describes the key features of the new outlook—the “Kingdom of Light”—that Hobbes sought to put in its place. Hobbes’s venture helped to prepare the way for the later emergence of modern liberalism and modern secularism. Hobbes’s Kingdom of Light is a wide-ranging and ambitious exploration of Hobbes’s thought.
In Hobbes’s Kingdom of Light, Stauffer argues that Hobbes was engaged in a struggle on multiple fronts against forces, both philosophic and religious, that he thought had long distorted philosophy and destroyed the prospects of a lasting peace in politics. By exploring the twists and turns of Hobbes’s arguments, not only in his famous Leviathan but throughout his corpus, Stauffer uncovers the details of Hobbes’s critique of an older outlook, rooted in classical philosophy and Christian theology, and reveals the complexity of Hobbes’s war against the “Kingdom of Darkness.” He also describes the key features of the new outlook—the “Kingdom of Light”—that Hobbes sought to put in its place. Hobbes’s venture helped to prepare the way for the later emergence of modern liberalism and modern secularism. Hobbes’s Kingdom of Light is a wide-ranging and ambitious exploration of Hobbes’s thought.
Devin Stauffer is associate professor of Government at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of Plato’s Introduction to the Question of Justice and The Unity of Plato’s “Gorgias.”
Acknowledgments
Editions and AbbreviationsIntroduction
Chapter One. “Of Darkness from Vain Philosophy”
Chapter Two. Hobbes’s Natural Philosophy
Chapter Three. Religion and Theology I: “Of Religion”
Chapter Four. Religion and Theology II: Hobbes’s Natural Theology
Chapter Five. Religion and Theology III: Hobbes’s Confrontation with the Bible
Chapter Six. Hobbes’s Political Philosophy I: Man and Morality
Chapter Seven. Hobbes’s Political Philosophy II: The Hobbesian CommonwealthAppendix. The Engraved Title Page of Leviathan
Bibliography
Index
Erscheinungsdatum | 02.02.2021 |
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Zusatzinfo | 1 halftone |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 313 g |
Themenwelt | Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte | |
ISBN-10 | 0-226-76012-X / 022676012X |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-226-76012-4 / 9780226760124 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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