Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes
"Thomas Hobbes's essay on the social contract is both a founding text of western thought and a masterpiece of wit and imagination" -Robert McCrum ; The Guardian Leviathan is a book written by Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) and published in 1651. Its name derives from the biblical Leviathan.
The work concerns the structure of society and legitimate government, and is regarded as one of the earliest and most influential examples of social contract theory. Leviathan ranks as a classic Western work on statecraft comparable to Machiavelli's The Prince.
Written during the English Civil War (1642-1651), Leviathan argues for a social contract and rule by an absolute sovereign. Hobbes wrote that civil war and the brute situation of a state of nature ("the war of all against all") could only be avoided by strong, undivided government.
A True Classic for All Lovers of Political Philosophy!
304 pages, 2 editions
English edition · First published 2020 by Independently Published · ISBN 9798537241683
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