Leviathan : The Matter, Form, and Power of a Commonwealth, Ecclesiastical and...

Description: Leviathan : The Matter, Form, and Power of a Commonwealth, Ecclesiastical and Civil, Paperback by Hobbes, Thomas, ISBN 1514634910, ISBN-13 9781514634912, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Th's name derives from the biblical Leviathan. The work concerns the structure of society and legitimate government, and is regarded as one of the earliest and most influential examples of social contract theory. Leviathan ranks as a classic western work on statecraft comparable to Machiavelli's The Prince. Written during the English Civil War (1642–1651), Leviathan argues for a social contract and rule by an absolute sovereign. Hobbes wrote that civil war and situations identified with a state of nature and the famous motto Bellum omnium contra omnes could only be averted by strong central government.

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Book Title: Leviathan : the Matter, Form, and Power of a Commonwealth, Ecclesiastical and Civil

Number of Pages: 636 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: CreateSpace

Topic: Political

Item Height: 1.4 in

Publication Year: 2015

Genre: Philosophy

Item Weight: 37 Oz

Author: Thomas Hobbes

Item Length: 9 in

Item Width: 6 in

Format: Trade Paperback