Die Entmachtung Gottes durch den Leviathan
Subtitle: Thomas Hobbes über Religion
By: Dietrich Schotte
Series: Quaestiones, Themen und Gestalten der Philosophie -- 17; Quaestiones -- 17.
Publisher: Frommann-Holzboog
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Stuttgart
Language: ger
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9783772826276
Subjects: Religion; Criticism and interpretation; Philosophy and religion; Political science
Description: "This book contains the first complete interpretation of all aspects of Hobbes's philosophy which treat religious convictions and practices. Not only his philosophy of religion and his philosophical theology, but also his biblical theology are treated in extense. The main thesis is that, according to Hobbes, neither philosophy nor politics in any way need a religious fundament; but since religions establish institutions and thus accumulate means of power, they are necessarily an object of politics. It is for this reason that religious convictions and practices are a - for a long time neglected - main topic of Hobbes's philosophy"--Publisher's pamphlet.
Notes: Revised version of the author's doctoral dissertation as presented to the University of Marburg, 2011

Publisher pamphlet includes English summary.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [319]-345) and indexes.