{"product_id":"subverting-the-leviathan-9780231139847","title":"Subverting the Leviathan","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArgues that although Thomas Hobbes pays lip service to the superior interpretive authority of the sovereign, he consistently subverts this authority throughout the book by returning it to the reader. Making the leap to politics, the author suggests that following Hobbes's argument, the sovereign can also be seen as idolatrous.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCompelling... [An] excellent book... Highly recommended. CHOICE Subverting the Leviathan is a fascinating study. Theory \u0026amp; Event\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Hobbes's Use of Rhetoric 2. Public and Private Reading 3. A Skeptical Theology? 4. False Idols and Political Representation 5. The True Covenant 6. \"The Fellowship of the Holy Spirit\" Conclusion: Politics Without Sovereignty Notes Selected Bibliography Index","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400226382167,"sku":"9780231139847","price":49.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/subverting-the-leviathan-9780231139847","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}