Hobbes's kingdom of light : a study of the foundations of modern political philosophy / Devin Stauff...
Hobbes's kingdom of light : a study of the foundations of modern political philosophy / Devin Stauff...
Hobbes's kingdom of light : a study of the foundations of modern political philosophy / Devin Stauffer.
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Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2018.
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G 2020/1958
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English
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xi, 295 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
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text
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unmediated
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volume
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"Of darkness from vain philosophy" -- Hobbes's natural philosophy -- Religion and theology I: "of religion" -- Religion and theology II: Hobbes's natural theology -- Religion and theology III: Hobbes's confrontation with the Bible -- Hobbes's political philosophy I: man and morality -- Hobbes's poli...
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Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2018.
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Illinois
Date Published
2018.
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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 ph...
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Hobbes's kingdom of light : a study of the foundations of modern political philosophy / Devin Stauffer.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-290) and index.
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G 2020/1958
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74VKaDEpJLMg
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9780226552903
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320.01
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991024298716502626
