Detail The Significatons of His Words; Britain's First Modern Philosopher   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 405 no. 8805 (Oct. 2012), page 97-98. Topik: Maths Tutor; Science; Philosopher; Thomas Hobbes Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.73 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel When Thomas Hobbes was maths tutor to the future English king, Charles II, in Paris in 1646, his young charge reportedly found Britain's first great modern philosopher to be "the oddest fellow he ever met with". That was one of the nicer things said about the "Monster of Malmesbury", as one pamphleteer called him. Hobbes was the most vilified thinker in British history, and he had almost no defenders in his own country for about a century after his death in 1679 at the then-remarkable age of 91. Hobbes's early reputation fared better on the continent. But at home some people said that the Great Fire of London in 1666, and an outbreak of bubonic plague a year earlier--Daniel Defoe's "Plague Year"--was God's way of punishing England for tolerating such an impious wretch. A few weeks after the fire a parliamentary committee started to look into "such books as tend to Atheism", particularly Hobbes's best-known treatise, "Leviathan". He was told that some bishops wanted him dead. Understandably, he destroyed many of his private papers, which is one reason why the life and work of Hobbes has long been such a tricky subject for scholars. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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