Curiosity and fear transformed: from religious to religion in Thomas Hobbes's "Leviathan"
Thomas Hobbes transforms fear and curiosity from primarily theological to anthropological concerns. Fear and curiosity go from being, most centrally, part of religiousness, or part of worship of God, to part of the explanation for why we are talking about God at all. This transformation is some evid...
| Published in: | International journal of philosophy and theology |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2019]
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International journal of philosophy and theology
Year: 2019, Volume: 80, Issue: 3, Pages: 287-302 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Hobbes, Thomas 1588-1679
/ Calvin, Jean 1509-1564
/ Religion
/ Anxiety
/ Curiosity
/ God
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| IxTheo Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KDD Protestant Church NBC Doctrine of God NBE Anthropology |
| Further subjects: | B
Fear
B Hobbes B Calvin B Curiosity B Religion |
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| Summary: | Thomas Hobbes transforms fear and curiosity from primarily theological to anthropological concerns. Fear and curiosity go from being, most centrally, part of religiousness, or part of worship of God, to part of the explanation for why we are talking about God at all. This transformation is some evidence for a greater naturalizing trend, a more explicit connection of religion to human passions and psychology, and a shift in approaches to understanding religion, including a turn to a more scientific perspective on religion. |
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| ISSN: | 2169-2335 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of philosophy and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/21692327.2018.1519454 |