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Author Thornton, Helen, 1964-

Title State of nature or Eden? : Thomas Hobbes and his contemporaries on the natural condition of human beings / Helen Thornton.

Imprint Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2005.
LOCATION CALL # STATUS
 2nd FL Social Science Library Books  JC153.H659 T52 2005    Available
Collation 251 pages ; 24 cm.
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Series Rochester studies in philosophy, 1529-188X
Rochester studies in philosophy.
Bibliog. Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-240) and index.
Contents State of nature or Eden? -- Hobbes' state of nature as an account of the fall? -- Hobbes' own belief or unbelief -- The contemporary reaction to Leviathan -- Hobbes and commentaries on Genesis -- A note on method and chapter order -- Good and evil -- Hobbes on good and evil -- The 'seditious doctrines' of the schoolmen -- The contemporary reaction -- The scriptural account -- The state of nature as an account of the fall? -- Equality and unsociability -- Hobbes and natural equality -- The contemporary reaction -- The scriptural account -- Hobbes on natural unsociability -- The contemporary reaction -- The scriptural account -- State of nature as Eden? -- The war of all against all -- Hobbes' war of all against all -- The contemporary reaction -- The scriptural account -- State of nature as fallen condition? -- The right and law of nature -- Hobbes and natural right -- The contemporary reaction -- Hobbes and natural law -- The contemporary reaction -- The scriptural account -- Hobbes as reformed theologian? -- The creation of society -- Hobbes on the escape from the state of nature -- The contemporary reaction : Hobbes versus divine right -- The scriptural account of Cain building a city -- Hobbes on the creation of the commonwealth -- The contemporary reaction : Hobbes versus the patriarchalists -- The scriptural account of the relationship between Adam and Eve -- State of nature as Eden, the process of the fall, and the fallen condition? -- Reading Hobbes' state of nature -- Anti-aristotelianism -- Hobbes' Protestantism.
Subject Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679. Leviathan.
Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679 -- Criticism and interpretation -- History -- 17th century.
Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679 -- Religion.
Bible. Genesis -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- History -- 17th century.
Natural law.
Fall of man.
Nature and civilization.
ISBN 1580461964 (alk. paper)