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03039aam a22003618i 4500 001 35B522B4B0D511E8923D894D97128E48 003 SILO 005 20180905010705 008 170918s2018 ilu b 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2017044569 020 $a 022655290X 020 $a 9780226552903 035 $a (OCoLC)1004268746 040 $a ICU/DLC $b eng $e rda $c CGU $d DLC $d YDX $d OCLCF $d BDX $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d TOH $d OCLCO $d ERASA $d SLV $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a B1247 S73 2018 100 1 $a Stauffer, Devin, $d 1970- $e author. 245 10 $a Hobbes's kingdom of light : $b a study of the foundations of modern political philosophy / $c Devin Stauffer. 263 $a 1806 264 1 $a Chicago ; $b The University of Chicago Press, $c 2018. 300 $a xi, 295 pages ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-290) and index. 505 0 $a "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 political philosophy II: the Hobbesian commonwealth -- Appendix: the engraved title page of Leviathan. 520 8 $a 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 philosopher's thought the basis of a new, comprehensive interpretation of his political philosophy. In Hobbes's Kingdom of Light, Stauffer argues that Hobbes was engaged in a struggle on multiple fronts against forces, both philosophic and religious, that he thought had long distorted philosophy and destroyed the prospects of a lasting peace in politics. By exploring the twists and turns of Hobbes's arguments, not only in his famous Leviathan but throughout his corpus, Stauffer uncovers the details of Hobbes's critique of an older outlook, rooted in classical philosophy and Christian theology, and reveals the complexity of Hobbes's war against the "Kingdom of Darkness." He also describes the key features of the new outlook - the "Kingdom of Light" - that Hobbes sought to put in its place. Hobbes's venture helped to prepare the way for the later emergence of modern liberalism and modern secularism. Hobbes's Kingdom of Light is a wide-ranging and ambitious exploration of Hobbes's thought. 600 10 $a Hobbes, Thomas, $d 1588-1679. 600 10 $a Hobbes, Thomas, $d 1588-1679 $x Political and social views. 650 0 $a Political science $x History $y 17th century. 650 0 $a Church and state. 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191210024748.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20180905050138.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=35B522B4B0D511E8923D894D97128E48 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search