Leviathan

Leviathan

by Thomas Hobbes
Publication Date: 19/12/2016

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First published as Leviathan or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Common Wealth Ecclesiasticall by Thomas Hobbes in 1651, Leviathan is a treatise on the origins and ends of government. This classic defense of secular monarchy, written while the Puritan Commonwealth ruled England, is essential reading for historians and students of political science.


This new digital edition of Leviathan includes an image gallery with portraits of Hobbes and other key figures in the English Civil War.

ISBN:
1230001476934
1230001476934
Category:
Civil rights & citizenship
Publication Date:
19-12-2016
Language:
English
Publisher:
Enhanced E-Books
Thomas Hobbes

Philosopher, scientist, and historian Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679) was a key figure in the Britain's transition from medieval to modern thinking.

His masterpiece, Leviathan, established the social contract theory that served as the foundation for most of Western political philosophy, and his view of mankind as essentially self-centered and competitive gave rise to the term "Hobbesian."

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