Ideal for scholars of Hobbes, early modern historians, and political theorists, Christopher Scott McClure's radical re-reading of Hobbes argues that the apparent inconsistencies in Hobbes' theories of political and religious philosophy were part of an intentional strategy to promote the fear of death and provoke his adversaries into inadvertently disseminating his message.
Ideal for scholars of Hobbes, early modern historians, and political theorists, Christopher Scott McClure's radical re-reading of Hobbes argues that the apparent inconsistencies in Hobbes' theories of political and religious philosophy were part of an intentional strategy to promote the fear of death and provoke his adversaries into inadvertently disseminating his message.
Christopher Scott McClure is an independent scholar. His research focuses on the history of Western political thought, particularly the ancient and early modern periods. He has published a variety of articles, most recently in The Journal of Politics and The Review of Politics.
Inhaltsangabe
1. The desire for immortality as a political problem 2. The effectual truth of Hobbes's rhetoric 3. Leviathan as a scientific work of art 4. The hollow religion of Leviathan 5. Hell and anxiety in Hobbes's Leviathan 6. War, madness and death: the paradox of honor in Hobbes's Leviathan 7. Self-interest rightly understood in Behemoth: the case of General Monck 8. The afterlife and immortality.
1. The desire for immortality as a political problem 2. The effectual truth of Hobbes's rhetoric 3. Leviathan as a scientific work of art 4. The hollow religion of Leviathan 5. Hell and anxiety in Hobbes's Leviathan 6. War, madness and death: the paradox of honor in Hobbes's Leviathan 7. Self-interest rightly understood in Behemoth: the case of General Monck 8. The afterlife and immortality.
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