Leviathan - Hardcover

Hobbes, Thomas; Hobbs, Thomas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1934451649 ISBN 13: 9781934451649

Publisher: Wilder Publications, 2007

Synopsis

Thomas Hobbes argues for a social contract and rule by an absolute sovereign. Influenced by the English Civil War, Hobbes wrote that chaos or civil war-situations identified with a state of nature and the famous motto Bellum omnium contra omnes ("the war of all against all")-could only be averted by strong central government. He thus denied any right of rebellion toward the social contract, which would be later added by John Locke and conserved by Jean-Jacques Rousseau. (However, Hobbes did discuss the possible dissolution of the State. Since the social contract was made to institute a state that would provide for the "peace and defense" of the people, the contract would become void as soon as the government no longer protected its citizens. By virtue of this fact, man would automatically return to the state of nature until a new contract is made).

About this title

Book Description:

Hobbes' Leviathan is arguably the greatest piece of political philosophy written in the English language. Richard Tuck's edition has been recognized as the single most accurate and authoritative text since its publication. This revised edition includes a much-amplified and expanded introduction.

From the Publisher:

Library of Liberal Arts title.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wilder Publications
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1934451649
• ISBN 13: 9781934451649
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 420