Aloysius Patrick Martinich (b.1946,) or A. P. Martinich, is an American philosopher known for his contributions to analytic philosophy, philosophy of language, and the study of philosopher Thomas Hobbes. He is the Roy Allison Vaughan Centennial Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas-Austin.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Martinich earned a B.A. from the University of Windsor (1969) and an M.A. (1971) and PhD (1973) from the University of California-Ban Diego. His academic work focuses on interpretation, political philosophy, and modern thought history.
He has authored influential books, including The Two Gods of Leviathan: Thomas Hobbes on Religion and Politics (1992,) Hobbes: A Biography (1999,) and Hobbes’s Political Philosophy (2021,) exploring Hobbes’s views on theology, politics, and philosophy. His Philosophical Writing: An Introduction (1989, revised 2015) is widely used in academic settings. He also edited A Companion to Analytic Philosophy (2001) and Early Modern Philosophy: Essential Readings with Commentary (2007.)
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God primes the pump of obligation.
—Aloysius Martinich
Topics: Obligation
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