Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes

Leviathan

Thomas Hobbes

598 pages first pub 1651 (editions)

nonfiction classics philosophy politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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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--...

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