Leviathan
by Thomas Hobbes
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Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan is arguably the greatest piece of political philosophy written in the English language. Written in a time of great political turmoil (Hobbes's life spanned the reign of Charles I, the Civil Wars, the Commonwealth and the Protectorate, and the Restoration), Leviathan is an argument for obedience to authority grounded in an analysis of human nature.
For this revised edition Professor Tuck has provided a much-amplified and expanded introduction, which will provide students unfamiliar with Hobbes with a cogent and accessible introduction to this most challenging of texts. Other vital aids to study include an extensive guide to further reading, a note on textual matters, a chronology of important events and brief biographies of important persons mentioned in Hobbes's text.
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Political science, The State, Early works to 1800, Sciences politiques, État, Ouvrages avant 1800, Nonfiction, Politics, Philosophy, Politieke filosofie, Science politique, open_syllabus_project, Political science -- Early works to 1800., State, The., State, the, Political science, early works to 1800, Government, General, National, Reference, Essays, Political science--early works to 1800, State, Jc153 .h65 1998, 320.1, Jc153 .h65 1994, Staatsfilosofie, Hobbes, thomas, Filosofia moderna, Ciencia politicaPeople
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Leviathan: authoritative text, backgrounds, interpretations
1997, W. W. Norton & Company
in English
- 1st ed.
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Leviathan, or, The matter, forme and power of a commonwealth ecclesiasticall and civil
1997, Simon & Schuster
in English
- 1st Touchstone ed.
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Leviathan: with selected variants from the Latin edition of 1668
1994, Hackett Pub. Co., Hackett Publishing Company, Hackett Pub Co Inc
in English
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Leviathan (The Pelican Classics)
December 30, 1968, Penguin (Non-Classics), Viking Pr
in English
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Leviathan: or, The matter, forme and power of a commonwealth, ecclesiasticall and civil
1946, B. Blackwell
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Leviathan: or, The matter, forme and power of commonwealth, ecclesiasticall and civill.
1904, University Press
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Leviathan: or, The matter, form, and power of a commonwealth ecclesiastical and civil
1894, G. Routledge and sons
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Includes bibliographical references (p. lx-xcii) and index.
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Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan, from 1651, is one of the first and most influential arguments towards social contract. Written in the midst of the English Civil War, it concerns the structure of government and society and argues for strong central governance and the rule of an absolute sovereign as the way to avoid civil war and chaos.
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