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portada Hobbes and the Artifice of Eternity
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Author
Year
2016
Language
English
Pages
244
Format
Hardcover
ISBN13
9781107153790
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Hobbes and the Artifice of Eternity

Christopher Scott Mcclure (Author) · Cambridge University Press · Hardcover

Hobbes and the Artifice of Eternity - Christopher Scott Mcclure

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Synopsis "Hobbes and the Artifice of Eternity "

Thomas Hobbes argues that the fear of violent death is the most reliable passion on which to found political society. His role in shaping the contemporary view of religion and honor in the West is pivotal, yet his ideas are famously riddled with contradictions. In this breakthrough study, McClure finds evidence that Hobbes' apparent inconsistencies are intentional, part of a sophisticated rhetorical strategy meant to make man more afraid of death than he naturally is. Hobbes subtly undermined two of the most powerful manifestations of man's desire for immortality: the religious belief in an afterlife and the secular desire for eternal fame through honor. McClure argues that Hobbes purposefully stirred up controversy, provoking his adversaries into attacking him and unwittingly spreading his message. This study will appeal to scholars of Hobbes, political theorists, historians of early modern political thought and anyone interested in the genesis of modern Western attitudes toward mortality.

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