A radical reinterpretation of Hobbes's Leviathan, focusing on that part of it devoted to religion.

S. A. Lloyd proposes a radically new interpretation of Hobbes's Leviathan that shows transcendent interests--interests that override the fear of death--to be cr

Written during a moment in English history when the political and social structures were in flux and open to interpretation, Leviathan played an essential role

In this book, S. A. Lloyd offers a radically new interpretation of Hobbes's laws of nature, revealing them to be not egoistic precepts of personal prudence but

In this provocative new study, Professor Martinich shows that religious concerns pervade Leviathan and indicates how, for Hobbes, Christian doctrine is not poli