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...

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Auteur principal: MacMillan, Alissa (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Taylor & Francis [2019]
Dans: International journal of philosophy and theology
Année: 2019, Volume: 80, Numéro: 3, Pages: 287-302
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Hobbes, Thomas 1588-1679 / Calvin, Jean 1509-1564 / Religion / Peur / Curiosité / Dieu
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophie de la religion
KAG Réforme; humanisme; Renaissance
KAH Époque moderne
KDD Église protestante
NBC Dieu
NBE Anthropologie
Sujets non-standardisés:B Fear
B Hobbes
B Calvin
B Curiosity
B Religion
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Résumé: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.
ISSN:2169-2335
Contient:Enthalten in: International journal of philosophy and theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/21692327.2018.1519454