Hobbes, Thomas
Leviathan
- ISBN 13:
- 9780141395098
- author:
- Hobbes, Thomas
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin Publishing Group
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 688
- Dimensions:
- 5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 1.40(d)
- Genre:
- Sociology Family Sociology Textbook
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Leviathan is a foundational work of political philosophy written during the tumultuous English Civil War. Thomas Hobbes presents a provocative argument that human nature is inherently competitive and selfish, and that a powerful sovereign is necessary to enforce peace and the law. This bold vision for a social order was met with controversy in Hobbes's time, with his work being publicly burned for sedition and blasphemy. Hobbes's rejection of Aristotle's view of man as a naturally social being, and his meticulous analysis of how society can function, opened up new avenues in political science. This edition of Leviathan incorporates Hobbes's own corrections, while retaining the original spelling and punctuation, to provide a vivid and clear reading experience. Published in 1651, this Penguin Classics edition offers a authoritative text enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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