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Secularisation of Political Theology and the Birth of Modern Political Thought: Paolo Sarpi Teaches Thomas Hobbes (2023)

Bruniana & Campanelliana: Ricerche Filosofiche e Materiali Storico-testuali
Volume: 29
Issue: 1
Pages: 145-168
Publication date: 2023
Language: English

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Counter-Reformation Philosophy and religion Philosophy Secularization Renaissance Hobbes, Thomas Sarpi, Paolo

Despite having been neglected by historians of philosophy and political thought, Paolo Sarpi was an extremely influential author during the seventeenth century. In this article, I intend to suggest that Sarpi influenced the political theology of Thomas Hobbes. Sarpi and Hobbes developed a completely secularised political theology that had a precise purpose : to combat the political theology of the Counter-Reformation and advocate the rights and prerogatives of the secular power.

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