Taming the Leviathan: The Reception of the Political and Religious Ideas of Thomas Hobbes in England 1640–1700...

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Jon Parkin (University of York)

Taming the Leviathan

The Reception of the Political and Religious Ideas of Thomas Hobbes in England 1640–1700

Jon Parkin (University of York)

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English

Cambridge University Press
25 November 2010

Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; History of Western philosophy; History of ideas; Politics & government

Series: Ideas in Context

Thomas Hobbes is widely acknowledged as the most important political philosopher to have written in English. Originally published in 2007, Taming the Leviathan is a wide-ranging study of the English reception of Hobbes's ideas. In the first book-length treatment of the topic for over forty years, Jon Parkin follows the fate of Hobbes's texts (particularly Leviathan) and the development of his controversial reputation during the seventeenth century, revealing the stakes in the critical discussion of the philosopher and his ideas. Revising the traditional view that Hobbes was simply rejected by his contemporaries, Parkin demonstrates that Hobbes's work was too useful for them to ignore, but too radical to leave unchallenged. His texts therefore had to be controlled, their lessons absorbed and their author discredited. In other words the Leviathan had to be tamed. Taming the Leviathan significantly revised our understanding of the role of Hobbes and Hobbism in seventeenth-century England.

By: Jon Parkin (University of York)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 82
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 690g
ISBN: 9780521168311
ISBN 10: 0521168317
Series: Ideas in Context
Pages: 470
Publication Date: 25 November 2010
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jon Parkin is lecturer in politics at the University of York.

Reviews for Taming the Leviathan: The Reception of the Political and Religious Ideas of Thomas Hobbes in England 1640–1700

Review of the hardback: 'This is a substantial contribution to our fuller understanding of Hobbes and his political thought ...' Contemporary Review Review of the hardback: 'Jon Parkin retells this mocking satire with noticeable gusto in his Taming the Leviathan, a comprehensive and well-argued survey of the reception of Hobbes in England ... Parkin overall stresses the English case in all its splendid isolation. ... the work stands out as an excellent contribution to the subdiscipline of the history of reading and it will prove to be very useful for historians of political thought and to reception theorists.' Review of Politics Review of the hardback: 'Parkin, who has consulted and examined a wide variety of manuscript sources - sermons, poems and even plays - presents his elegantly written account of 'Anglican Hobbism' ... with great expertise and skill and with an always entertaining portion of laconic humour.' Journal of Ecclesiastical History