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Leviathan: The Matter, Forme and Power of a Commonwealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil

Leviathan: The Matter, Forme and Power of a Commonwealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil

Hobbes, Thomas

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PhilosophyReligion General Social Movements

ISBN10: 2491251779
ISBN13: 9782491251772
Publisher: Les Prairies Numeriques
Published: Sep 4 2020
Pages: 472
Weight: 1.35
Height: 1.05 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: English

Leviathan or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Commonwealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil, commonly referred to as Leviathan, is a book written by Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) and published in 1651 (revised Latin edition 1668).Its 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. 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 situation of a state of nature (the war of all against all) could only be avoided by strong, undivided government.

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