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

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Leviathan

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

By: Thomas Hobbes

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Paperback | 4 September 2020

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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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