Description
| Product ID: | 9780486821535 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Series: | Thrift Editions |
| Title: | Leviathan |
| Authors: | Author: Mathematics Mathematics, Thomas Hobbes |
| Page Count: | 416 |
| Subjects: | Social and political philosophy, Social & political philosophy |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Written during the English Civil War and published in 1651, this polemic on the importance of a strong, undivided government ranks among the most influential works of social contract theory. One of the greatest works in the history of ideas, this treatise calls for a powerful sovereign, a "Leviathan," to enforce peace and justice. Thomas Hobbes wrote his masterpiece during the English Civil War and published it amid enormous controversy in 1651. His polemic on the importance of a strong, undivided government continues to rank among the most influential works of social contract theory. |
| Imprint Name: | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Publisher Name: | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-07-27 |
