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The Governing of Opinions: Hobbes on How Civic Education and Censorship Impact Subjects' Deliberation.

Thomas Hobbes's most important recommendations for a sovereign reader concerned the governing of opinion. Due to the spread of false doctrines and their powerful champions, Hobbes was afraid that subjects would have opinions contrary to the maintenance of peace. His solution comprehended a combinati...

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Published in:Disputatio: International Journal of Philosophy Vol. 14; no. 67; pp. 395 - 411
Main Author: Oliveira, Mariana Kuhn de
Format: Article
Published: Paradigm Publishing Services Dec2022
Subjects:
Civics education
Censorship
Doctrinal theology
Obedience
Peace
Religion
Religions
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