Leviathan (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781718682276)

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.

Author: Thomas Hobbes
ISBN-10: 1718682271
ISBN-13: 9781718682276
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 05/03/2018
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.58lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.85d