Martin Bertman
Biographic Data
| ID | 6250976 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Martin Bertman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Martin |
| FAMILY NAME | Bertman |
| SIGNATURE | BERTMAN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | 1Hobbes Studies |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Hobbes on Miracles (and God)
Hobbes accepts only one proof for God's existence: God as first cause of nature. Thus, the laws of nature express God's will, nothing else is knowable about God. The state projects God's will because it responds to the deepest natural -- security and prosperity -- by opposing anti-social tendencies. Thus, the sovereign, by right reason, is the public measurer of religion. In private, religion is a matter of faith. Christianity is based on the sol…
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Editors comment The "Hobbes Newsletter" functioned for several years under the editorship of Tim Fuller and myself. I believe it was a very valuable scholarly asset. It had review articles that supplemented Hobbes Studies and news of conferences and research. Unfortunately when Tim Fuller became Vice President of Colorado College, he was too busy to organize the newsletter and, at that time, I could not find another location to reactivate it. Now…
Introduction
Hobbes and Hume in relation to Kant
Hobbes and Hume on the imagination can initiate a discussion of empiricism in the 17th and 18th centuries: here, however, it provides the opportunity to focus on Kant's attempt to overcome the limits of their sense originating, naturalist ethics. I argue the general point that Kant's response to his predecessors, both empiricist and non-empiricists, is to modify their focus on nature without falling into skepticism; indeed, his speculative metaph…
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Editors comment
Editors comment The "Hobbes Newsletter" functioned for several years under the editorship of Tim Fuller and myself. I believe it was a very valuable scholarly asset. It had review articles that supplemented Hobbes Studies and news of conferences and research. Unfortunately when Tim Fuller became Vice President of Colorado College, he was too busy to organize the newsletter and, at that time, I could not find another location to reactivate it. Now…
Introduction
Hobbes and Hume in relation to Kant
Hobbes and Hume on the imagination can initiate a discussion of empiricism in the 17th and 18th centuries: here, however, it provides the opportunity to focus on Kant's attempt to overcome the limits of their sense originating, naturalist ethics. I argue the general point that Kant's response to his predecessors, both empiricist and non-empiricists, is to modify their focus on nature without falling into skepticism; indeed, his speculative metaph…
Editors comment
Editors comment
Hobbes on Miracles (and God)
Hobbes accepts only one proof for God's existence: God as first cause of nature. Thus, the laws of nature express God's will, nothing else is knowable about God. The state projects God's will because it responds to the deepest natural -- security and prosperity -- by opposing anti-social tendencies. Thus, the sovereign, by right reason, is the public measurer of religion. In private, religion is a matter of faith. Christianity is based on the sol…
Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Intellectual history (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Animal testing and alternatives (2 works) · Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (2 works) · Pharmacy and Medical Practices (2 works) · Philosophical Ethics and Theory (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works)