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Civil Religion - A Dialogue in the History of Political Philosophy (Paperback)
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Civil Religion - A Dialogue in the History of Political Philosophy (Paperback)
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Civil Religion offers philosophical commentaries on more than
twenty thinkers stretching from the sixteenth to the twentieth
century. It examines four important traditions within the history
of modern political philosophy. The civil religion tradition,
principally defined by Machiavelli, Hobbes and Rousseau, seeks to
domesticate religion by putting it solidly in the service of
politics. The liberal tradition pursues an alternative strategy of
domestication by seeking to put as much distance as possible
between religion and politics. Modern theocracy is a militant
reaction against liberalism, reversing the relationship of
subordination asserted by civil religion. Finally, a fourth
tradition is defined by Nietzsche and Heidegger. Aspects of their
thought are not just modern, but hyper-modern, yet they manifest an
often-hysterical reaction against liberalism that is fundamentally
shared with the theocratic tradition. Together, these four
traditions compose a vital dialogue that carries us to the heart of
political philosophy itself.
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