In the Shadow of Leviathan

Thomas Hobbes and John Locke sit together in the canon of political thought but are rarely treated in common historical accounts. This book narrates their intertwined careers during the Restoration period, when the two men found themselves in close proximity and entangled in many of the same political conflicts. Bringing new source material to bear, In the Shadow of Leviathan e...

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Thomas Hobbes and John Locke sit together in the canon of political thought but are rarely treated in common historical accounts. This book narrates their intertwined careers during the Restoration period, when the two men found themselves in close proximity and entangled in many of the same political conflicts. Bringing new source material to bear, In the Shadow of Leviathan establishes the influence of Hobbesian thought over Locke, particularly in relation to the preeminent question of religious toleration. Excavating Hobbes's now forgotten case for a prudent, politique toleration gifted by sovereign power, Jeffrey R. Collins argues that modern, liberal thinking about toleration was transformed by Locke's gradual emancipation from this Hobbesian mode of thought. This book investigates those landmark events - the civil war, Restoration, the popish plot, the Revolution of 1688 - which eventually forced Locke to confront the limits of politique toleration, and to devise an account of religious freedom as an inalienable right.

‘This is a major scholarly contribution, and among many important contributions of this extremely valuable new book by one of the most important interpreters of Hobbes, and now also of Locke.’

John Marshall Source: Hobbes Studies

‘In the Shadow of Leviathan is a worthy sequel to Jeffrey Collins’s outstanding 2005 book, The Allegiance of Thomas Hobbes … Among the many virtues of Collins’s book, the most impressive is his meticulous examination of the historical context in which the shift in Locke’s thinking occurred. In a time in which many academic books are written too hastily, it is satisfying to read a work that is clearly the product of many years of painstaking research. Political theorists, in particular, will find that they have much to learn - as this one did - from Collins’s thorough examination of the debates and political dynamics of the Interregnum and especially the Restoration.’

Devin Stauffer Source: The Review of Politics

‘A definitive and transformative study.’

E. J. Eisenach Source: Choice

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John Locke and the Politics of Conscience
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Introductionpp 1-14
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Select Chapter 1 - John Locke and Interregnum Hobbism
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Chapter 2 - The Restoration Projects of Thomas Hobbespp 63-115
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Chapter 3 - Locke and the Restoration Politiquepp 116-171
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Chapter 4 - Non-domination Liberty in Spiritual Contextpp 172-211
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Chapter 5 - Locke, Conscience, and the Libertas Ecclesiaepp 212-270
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Chapter 6 - Locke and Catholicismpp 271-314
The ‘Roman Leviathan’
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Chapter 7 - Locke and a ‘More Liberal’ Hobbismpp 315-359
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Conclusionpp 360-377
Conscience and Liberalism’s Two Paths
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