Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) was one of the founding fathers of modern philosophy and a scholar, philosopher, and the author of several books on political and religious philosophy. Leviathan is considered Hobbes's principal and most influential work.
Leviathan
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ISBN-13:
9781439104811
- Publisher: Touchstone
- Publication date: 06/30/2008
- Sold by: SIMON & SCHUSTER
- Format: eBook
- Pages: 512
- File size: 2 MB
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Leviathan concerns the structure of society and legitimate government, and is regarded as one of the earliest and most influential examples of social contract theory.
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 situations identified with a state of nature and the famous motto Bellum omnium contra omnes ("the war of all against all") could only be averted by strong central government.
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“An admirably accessible edition of Hobbes’s masterpiece. The work is presented clearly, in its entirety, and with generous excerpts from Hobbes's formidable contemporary critics.” Kinch Hoekstra, Balliol College, Oxford University
“This very readable edition of Hobbes’s Leviathan is an excellent resource for students of political philosophy and its history. The collection of published responses to Leviathan by some of Hobbes’s most prominent contemporaries provides insight into the historical context in which he was writing, and philosophically challenging commentary on this great work of political philosophy.” Thomas Christiano, University of Arizona