Hobbes's Theory of Will

Ideological Reasons and Historical Circumstances

Häftad, Engelska, 2000

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Beskrivning

In Hobbes's Theory of the Will, Jurgen Overhoff reveals the religious, ethical, and political consequences of Thomas Hobbes's doctrine of volition. The author gracefully describes how Hobbes's thought was governed by assumptions based firmly in Galilean natural philosophy and orthodox Protestant theology. Overhoff also demonstrates how his subject used materialist eschatology and an absolutist political theory to resolve the social and ethical predicaments that coincided with these assumptions. Finally, Overhoff provides a chronological study of the numerous philosophical, theological, religious and political aspects of Hobbes's idea of the will and situates Hobbes's doctrine within the context of the most important responses and objections put forward by his critics.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2000-02-22
Mått:148 x 228 x 15 mm
Vikt:372 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:288
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780847696499

Utforska kategorier

Filosofiska discipliner inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Jurgen Overhoff is a research fellow in the Department of History of Education at the Universitat Potsdam. He has published numerous essays on Luther, Hobbes, and Kant.

Recensioner i media

What exactly was Hobbes about when he began to scrutinize the process of volition? Did his theory of the will undergo any significant changes during his prolonged occupation with that issue? Out of which intellectual milieu or ideological context did his ideas arise? Which strategy did Hobbes follow with his extended treatment of the issue of the will? In his book, Overhoff develops convincing answers to these questions. They are dedicated to the formation and structure of Hobbes's theory of the will, to the political interpretation of his theory, to the theological defence of his theory against his critics, and to further religious implications of his thought ("His materialist eschatology").

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 1 IntroductionChapter 2 2 The Formation and Structure of Hobbes's Theory of the WillChapter 3 3 Hobbes' Political Interpretation of his Theory of the WillChapter 4 4 Hobbes' Theological Defense of his Theory of the WillChapter 5 5 Further Religious Implications of Hobbes's Theory of the Will: His Materialist EschatologyChapter 6 6 Conclusion