Leviathan

Name: Leviathan
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ISBN: 9780192834980

ISBN-10: 0192834983

ISBN-13: 9780192834980

Edition: N/A

Authors: Thomas Hobbes, J. C. A. Gaskin, J. C. Gaskin, J. C. Gaskin

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He that is to govern a whole nation, must read in himself, not this, or that particular man; but mankind. Leviathan is both a magnificent literary achievement and the greatest work of political philosophy in the English language. Permanently challenging, it has found new applications and new refutations in every generation. Hobbes argues that human beings are first and foremost concerned with their own individual desires and fears. He shows that a conflict of each against every man can only be avoided by the adoption of a compact to enforce peace. The compact involves giving up some of our natural freedom to a sovereign power which will enforce the laws of peace on all citizens. Hobbes also…

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List price: $9.95
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/10/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 576
Size: 5.08" wide x 7.72" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 0.858
Language: English