GOLEM I LEWIATAN: JUDAISTYCZNE ŹRÓDŁA TEOLOGII POLITYCZNEJ THOMASA HOBBESA

In the article, the Authors point out that Hobbes’s political philosophy (and in fact theology) in the heterodox layer is inspired not only by Judeo-Christianity, but also by rabbinic Judaism. According to them, only adopting such a Judaic and in a sense syncretistic perspective enabled Hobbes to co...

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Published in:Politeja 2019-12, Vol.16 (59), p.207-232
Main Authors: TULEJSKI, Tomasz, ZAWADZKI, Arnold
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Hobbes
Judaism
Leviathan
MYŚL POLITYCZNA
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Summary:In the article, the Authors point out that Hobbes’s political philosophy (and in fact theology) in the heterodox layer is inspired not only by Judeo-Christianity, but also by rabbinic Judaism. According to them, only adopting such a Judaic and in a sense syncretistic perspective enabled Hobbes to come to such radical conclusions, hostile towards the Catholic and Calvinist conceptions of the state and the Church. In their argument they focused on three elements that are most important for Hobbesian concept of sovereignty: the covenant between Jahwe and the Chosen People, the concept of the Kingdom of God, salvation and the afterlife, and the concept of a messiah.
ISSN:1733-6716
2391-6737
DOI:10.12797/Politeja.16.2019.59.14