Leviathan: Or the Matter, Forme and Power of a Commonwealth, Ecclesiasticall and Civil
Book by Thomas Hobbes
Originally published: April 1651
Author: Thomas Hobbes
Date: 1651
Genre: Political philosophy
ISBN: 978-1439297254
Text: Leviathan at Wikisource
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Written during the English Civil War (1642–1651), it argues for a social contract and rule by an absolute sovereign. Hobbes wrote that civil war and the brute ...
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Written during the turmoil of the English Civil War, Leviathan is an ambitious and highly original work of political philosophy. Claiming that man's essential ...
Apr 2, 2024 · Leviathan, magnum opus of the early-modern English political philosopher, ethicist, metaphysician, and scientist Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679).
Hobbes calls this figure the "Leviathan," a word derived from the Hebrew for "sea monster" and the name of a monstrous sea creature appearing in the Bible; the ...
Leviathan is a metaphor for the ideal government. According to Hobbes, his "Leviathan" represents a formidable political entity. Social Contract Theory in " ...
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Leviathan or the Matter, Forme, & Power of a. Common-wealth. Ecclesiasticall and. Civill. By Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury. London, printed for Andrew Crooke, at ...
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Claiming that man's essential nature is competitive and selfish, Hobbes formulates the case for a powerful sovereign—or "Leviathan"—to enforce peace and the law ...
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Read 1246 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. 'The life of man, solitary, poore, nasty, brutish, and short' Written during the chaos …