Leviathan /
Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679,
Leviathan / Thomas Hobbes ; with an introduction and notes by Christopher Brooke. - [Harmondsworth, Middlesex] : Penguin Books, 2017. - xliii, 631 pages ; 20 cm. - Penguin classics . - Penguin classics. .
First published in 1651.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 599-631).
Part I Of Man -- Part II Of Common-wealth -- Part III Of a Christian Common-wealth -- Part IV Of the Kingdome of Darknesse -- A review, and conclusion.
The renowned work by the English political philosopher examines the structure of society and legitimate government, arguing for a social contract and rule by an absolute sovereign. ""During the time men live without a common Power to keep them all in awe, they are in that condition which is called Warre." Written during the turmoil of the English Civil War, Leviathan is an ambitious and highly original work of political philosophy. Claiming that man's essential nature is competitive and selfish, Hobbes formulates the case for a powerful sovereign -- or "Leviathan" -- to enforce peace and the law, substituting security for the anarchic freedom he believed human beings would otherwise experience. This worldview shocked many of Hobbes's contemporaries, and his work was publicly burnt for sedition and blasphemy when it was first published. But in his rejection of Aristotle's view of man as a naturally social being, and in his painstaking analysis of the ways in which society can and should function, Hobbes opened up a whole new world of political science. Based on the original 1651 text, this edition incorporates Hobbes's own corrections, while also retaining the original spelling and punctuation, to read with vividness and clarity. C. B. Macpherson's introduction elucidates one of the most fascinating works of modern philosophy for the general reader." --
English.
9780141395098 0141395095
Penguin Group USA, Attn: Order Processing 405 Murray Hill Pkwy, East Rutherford, NJ, USA, 07073-2136 SAN 201-3975
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Political science--Early works to 1800.
State, The--Early works to 1800.
PHILOSOPHY / Political.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process.
Political science.
State, The.
Politics and Government.
Early works.
JC153 / .H65 2017
Leviathan / Thomas Hobbes ; with an introduction and notes by Christopher Brooke. - [Harmondsworth, Middlesex] : Penguin Books, 2017. - xliii, 631 pages ; 20 cm. - Penguin classics . - Penguin classics. .
First published in 1651.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 599-631).
Part I Of Man -- Part II Of Common-wealth -- Part III Of a Christian Common-wealth -- Part IV Of the Kingdome of Darknesse -- A review, and conclusion.
The renowned work by the English political philosopher examines the structure of society and legitimate government, arguing for a social contract and rule by an absolute sovereign. ""During the time men live without a common Power to keep them all in awe, they are in that condition which is called Warre." Written during the turmoil of the English Civil War, Leviathan is an ambitious and highly original work of political philosophy. Claiming that man's essential nature is competitive and selfish, Hobbes formulates the case for a powerful sovereign -- or "Leviathan" -- to enforce peace and the law, substituting security for the anarchic freedom he believed human beings would otherwise experience. This worldview shocked many of Hobbes's contemporaries, and his work was publicly burnt for sedition and blasphemy when it was first published. But in his rejection of Aristotle's view of man as a naturally social being, and in his painstaking analysis of the ways in which society can and should function, Hobbes opened up a whole new world of political science. Based on the original 1651 text, this edition incorporates Hobbes's own corrections, while also retaining the original spelling and punctuation, to read with vividness and clarity. C. B. Macpherson's introduction elucidates one of the most fascinating works of modern philosophy for the general reader." --
English.
9780141395098 0141395095
Penguin Group USA, Attn: Order Processing 405 Murray Hill Pkwy, East Rutherford, NJ, USA, 07073-2136 SAN 201-3975
2017297169
GBB689313 bnb
017910252 Uk
Political science--Early works to 1800.
State, The--Early works to 1800.
PHILOSOPHY / Political.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process.
Political science.
State, The.
Politics and Government.
Early works.
JC153 / .H65 2017