Leviathan : or, The matter, forme and power of a commonwealth, ecclesiasticall and civil / Thomas Hobbes ; edited by Michael Oakeshott ; with an introduction by Richard S. Peters.
Comparable to Plato's Republic in depth and insight, Leviathan includes two society-changing phenomena that Plato didn't dare to dream of -- the rise of great nation-states with their claims to absolute sovereignty, and modern science, with its unprecedented analytic power. To Hobbes, the...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English Latin |
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New York, N.Y. :
Collier Books,
1962.
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| Edition: | First Collier Books edition. |
| Series: | Collier classics in the history of thought.
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| Online Access: | HeinOnline Legal Classics Library HeinOnline World Constitutions Illustrated |
| Summary: | Comparable to Plato's Republic in depth and insight, Leviathan includes two society-changing phenomena that Plato didn't dare to dream of -- the rise of great nation-states with their claims to absolute sovereignty, and modern science, with its unprecedented analytic power. To Hobbes, the leviathan -- a mythical sea creature described in the Old Testament -- represented his central thesis: that the state must be strong in order to control and protect its citizens. Even today, Hobbes's thesis in Leviathan is debated among scholars and philosophy aficionados around the globe ... Like Plato's Republic, this book contains ideas on psychology, ethics, law, language, and religion that continue to challenge modern thinkers and exercise a profound influence on Western thought. A classic treatise of philosophy, Leviathan is critical reading for anyone who wishes to examine the human mind through the prisms of government and society. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (511 pages). |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |