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God as the Equilibrium of the Hobbesian Political Philosophical System

God as the Equilibrium of the Hobbesian Political Philosophical System <jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>In this work we will try to demonstrate the presence and the role that God has in Thomas Hobbes's political philosophy. We consider that this religious belief, that it is the system's equilibrium, guaranties that the Hobbesian political project does not fall into revolutionary or totalitarian excesses. Thus, we shall analyse the arguments of the existence of God that are introduced by the philosopher Malmesbury with the objective of proving that reason does not necessarily lead to atheism, but that such faculty requires the Revelation intervention to be able to channel it into a peaceful and lasting life.</jats:p> </jats:sec> http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Hobbes Studies Brill

God as the Equilibrium of the Hobbesian Political Philosophical System

Hobbes Studies , Volume 24 (1): 24 – Jan 1, 2011

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© 2011 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0921-5891
eISSN
1875-0257
DOI
10.1163/187502511X563808
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Abstract

<jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>In this work we will try to demonstrate the presence and the role that God has in Thomas Hobbes's political philosophy. We consider that this religious belief, that it is the system's equilibrium, guaranties that the Hobbesian political project does not fall into revolutionary or totalitarian excesses. Thus, we shall analyse the arguments of the existence of God that are introduced by the philosopher Malmesbury with the objective of proving that reason does not necessarily lead to atheism, but that such faculty requires the Revelation intervention to be able to channel it into a peaceful and lasting life.</jats:p> </jats:sec>

Journal

Hobbes StudiesBrill

Published: Jan 1, 2011

Keywords: PROOFS OF GOD'S EXISTENCE; CARL SCHMITT; LAW OF NATURE; EQUILIBRIUM

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