Hobbes and the imitation of God

This note discusses the implications of an incorrect quotation that appeare d in Ted H. Miller's article, 'Thomas Hobbes and the Constraints that Enabl e the Imitation of God', from Inquiry 42.2 (1999). Although surely inadvert ent, this error is significant because the author uses it to support the th esis that Hobbes envisions philosophers imitating God by creating order out of chaos. The correct quotation from Leviathan does not support such a the sis, and the paragraph in Leviathan from which it is taken from runs counte r to it. The correct quotation, taken in its context, and a passage from De Corpore cited by Professor Miller reveal that Hobbes encourages philosophe rs to imitate God by following the order of creation in contemplation. In o ther words, philosophers imitate God by imitating the creation.