International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology, 2021, 3(6); doi: 10.25236/IJFS.2021.030611.
Yiyao Xu
Experimental High School, Affiliated to Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
In the Western Philosophies of Socrates, Machiavelli, and Hobbes, their views of God have ranged from theism to atheism, but all have challenged the mainstream views of their times and given a fundamental role for God in the philosophies as well as society, including a perfect commander, a social stabilizer and an answer for insoluble questions.
Philosophy, Religion, Literature
Yiyao Xu. The Evolving Role of a Supernatural Force in Western Philosophies. International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology (2021), Vol. 3, Issue 6: 47-50. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFS.2021.030611.
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