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Leviathan: or, The matter, forme and power of a commonwealth ecclesiasticall and civil

By Ian , Hobbes , Thomas;Shapiro

Book information

Publisher
Yale University Press;Yale UP
Year
2010
ISBN
9780300118384, 9780300163186, 0300118384
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (2552860 bytes)
Series
Rethinking the Western tradition
Edition
New ed. /
Pages
pages cm\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Political science--Philosophy;Political science --

Description

Politics of imponderable and potentially lethal judgment for morals: Hobbe's legacy to the understanding of modern politics / John Dunn -- Hobbe's constitutional theory / David Dyzenahus -- The received Hobbes / Elisabeth Ellis -- Religion and representation in Hobbes / Bryan Garsten.;Hobbes' 'Leviathan' is arguably the greatest piece of political philosophy written in the English language. Written in a time of great political turmoil, 'Leviathan' is an argument for obedience to authority grounded in an analysis of human nature.

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