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Christian Politics
and Civil Philosophy
Author: Dr. Sanford Wood
Genre: Philosophy
Page Count: 234
Word Count: 69,145
This study demonstrates the overall coherence of the
moral and political teaching of Leviathan.
Hobbes takes the low view of human nature. He depicts most men
as mean, petty, and fearful. He also rejects the traditional view that
morality is the pursuit of certain goods that are objective. By
contrast, Hobbes says that all goods are relative, and thus that all
obligations must be self-imposed. He also claims that no man can
have a duty to do anything for which he does not have a sufficient
motive. On this basis he constructs a political doctrine of absolute
sovereignty as the most reliable method of satisfying the human
need for security and comfort. The distinction between Christian
politics and civil philosophy is based on Hobbes's recognition of
two independent and complementary sources of truth, divine
revelation and natural reason.
and Civil Philosophy
Author: Dr. Sanford Wood
Genre: Philosophy
Page Count: 234
Word Count: 69,145
This study demonstrates the overall coherence of the
moral and political teaching of Leviathan.
Hobbes takes the low view of human nature. He depicts most men
as mean, petty, and fearful. He also rejects the traditional view that
morality is the pursuit of certain goods that are objective. By
contrast, Hobbes says that all goods are relative, and thus that all
obligations must be self-imposed. He also claims that no man can
have a duty to do anything for which he does not have a sufficient
motive. On this basis he constructs a political doctrine of absolute
sovereignty as the most reliable method of satisfying the human
need for security and comfort. The distinction between Christian
politics and civil philosophy is based on Hobbes's recognition of
two independent and complementary sources of truth, divine
revelation and natural reason.
