Leviathan: or the Matter, Forme, & Power of a Commonwealth Ecclesiastical and Civill (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781540670625)

Written by Thomas Hobbes during the English Civil War and first published in 1651, Leviathan is a classic Western work concerning the structure of government according to the social contract theory. Named after the biblical Leviathan, a huge sea creature described in several Old Testament books, Hobbes argues that the best form of government is a powerful, undivided one under the authority of an absolute sovereign. Alacrity Press is proud to reprint this classic work of Enlightenment philosophy and political science.

Author: Thomas Hobbes
ISBN-10: 1540670627
ISBN-13: 9781540670625
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 11/30/2016
Pages: 424
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.36lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d