Hobbes's Theory of Will

Jurgen Overhoff is a research fellow in the Department of History of Education at the Universitat Potsdam. He has published numerous essays on Luther, Hobbes, and Kant.

• Chapter 1 1 IntroductionChapter 2 2 The Formation and Structure of Hobbes's Theory of the WillChapter 3 3 Hobbes' Political Interpretation of his Theory of the WillChapter 4 4 Hobbes' Theological Defense of his Theory of the WillChapter 5 5 Further Religious Implications of Hobbes's Theory of the Will: His Materialist EschatologyChapter 6 6 Conclusion

What exactly was Hobbes about when he began to scrutinize the process of volition? Did his theory of the will undergo any significant changes during his prolonged occupation with that issue? Out of which intellectual milieu or ideological context did his ideas arise? Which strategy did Hobbes follow with his extended treatment of the issue of the will? In his book, Overhoff develops convincing answers to these questions. They are dedicated to the formation and structure of Hobbes's theory of the will, to the political interpretation of his theory, to the theological defence of his theory against his critics, and to further religious implications of his thought ("His materialist eschatology").