I was once told that if I lack familiarity with the De Cive and Leviathan of the great British philosopher, Thoma.jpg/250px-Thomas_Hobbes_(portrait).jpg)
s Hobbes, that I would never understand the radical shift away from a politics informed by the Christian tradition that characterizes contemporary American politics. Right now, I am working through that mighty tome Leviathian, and I intend to post on Hobbes’ political philosophy both here and at The Crowd is Untruth.
Fortunately, Cynthia Nielsen has a four part post on Hobbes’ politically motivated biblical exegesis over at her blog, Per Caritatem:
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