Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-1-2022
Abstract
This paper re-examines the dispute concerning Hobbes’s religious beliefs in light of his natural philosophy. First, I argue that atheistic readings of Hobbes can be more plausibly defended provided interpreters make use of a methodological unity thesis. Second, I suggest that theistic readers of Hobbes have good reason to favor the autonomy thesis. I conclude by highlighting how a re-examination of the theism dispute motivates reconsideration of the role of Hobbes’s natural philosophy and scientific methodology vis à vis politics. Maintaining the unity thesis as a methodological device can shed important light on the politics and methods of Leviathan. More importantly, this analysis motivates consideration of De Corpore in any serious study of Hobbes.
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journal article
Recommended Citation
Vereb, Z. The Unity of Hobbes’s Philosophy: Science, Politics, and God? Philosophies 2022, 7, 89. https://doi.org/10.3390/philosophies7040089
DOI
10.3390/philosophies7040089
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