Leviathan by Hobbes, Thomas

Leviathan (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781515437895)

Vendor: Thomas Hobbes
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Format: Hardcover
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Leviathan by Hobbes, Thomas

Leviathan

$29.99
Leviathan by Hobbes, Thomas

Leviathan

$29.99
Format: Hardcover
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Thomas Hobbes argues for a social contract and rule by an absolute sovereign. Influenced by the English Civil War, Hobbes wrote that chaos or civil war-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. He thus denied any right of rebellion toward the social contract, which would be later added by John Locke and conserved by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

Author: Thomas Hobbes
ISBN-10: 1515437892
ISBN-13: 9781515437895
Publisher: Wilder Publications
Language: English
Published: 04/03/2018
Pages: 420
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d
By Thomas Hobbes
By Thomas Hobbes
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Philosopher, scientist, and historian Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) was a key figure in 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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