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Paperback. Editor(s): Gaskin, J. C. A. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 576 pages, facsimile title-page and engraving. BIC Classification: HPC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 396.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Weight
396g
Number of Pages
576
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199537280
SKU
V9780199537280
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About Thomas Hobbes
John Gaskin is Professor, Chair, and Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin. He is the editor of Hobbes and Hume in World's Classics.
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