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Thomas Hobbes - Leviathan (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature) - 9781840227338 - V9781840227338
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Leviathan (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature)

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Description for Leviathan (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature) Paperback. In Leviathan, Hobbes presents us with a portrait of politics which depicts how a state that is made up of the unified body of all its citizens will be powerful, fruitful, protective of each of its members, and - above all - free from internal violence Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 592 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 382.

With an Introduction by Dr Richard Serjeantson, Trinity College, Cambridge

Since its first publication in 1651, Thomas Hobbes’s Leviathan has been recognised as one of the most compelling, and most controversial, works of political philosophy written in English. Forged in the crucible of the civil and religious warfare of the mid-seventeenth century, it proposes a political theory that combines an unequivocal commitment to natural human liberty with the conviction that the sovereign power of government must be exercised absolutely. Leviathan begins from some shockingly naturalistic starting-points: an analysis of human nature as being motivated by vain-glory and pride, and a vision ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Wordsworth Classics of World Literature
Condition
New
Number of Pages
592
Place of Publication
Herts, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781840227338
SKU
V9781840227338
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