Leviathan - Paperback
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Thomas HobbesSeries:Dover Thrift Editions: PhilosophyPublish date:2018-06-13Pages:416
Language:EnglishPublisher:Dover PublicationsISBN-13:9780486821535ISBN-10:486821536UPC:9780486821535Book Category:Non-Classifiable, Religion, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Non-Classifiable, Christianity, PoliticalSize:8.10 x 5.00 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SCRSHQ39H6
Leviathan
Written during a moment in English history when the political and social structures as well as methods of science were in flux and open to interpretation, Leviathan played an essential role in the development of the modern world. Thomas Hobbes, an outspoken royalist, fled to France during the English Civil War. There he wrote this polemic, in which he calls for a powerful sovereign -- a...
Series: Dover Thrift Editions: Philosophy
Language:EnglishPublisher:Dover PublicationsISBN-13:9780486821535ISBN-10:486821536UPC:9780486821535Book Category:Non-Classifiable, Religion, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Non-Classifiable, Christianity, PoliticalSize:8.10 x 5.00 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SCRSHQ39H6
Philosopher, scientist, and historian Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) was a key figure in Britain's transition from medieval to modern thinking. His masterpiece, Leviathan, established the social contract theory that served as the foundation for most of Western political philosophy, and his view of mankind as essentially self-centered and competitive gave rise to the term "Hobbesian."
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