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Leviathan /

Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679.

Leviathan / Thomas Hobbes ; edited with an introduction by C.B. Macpherson. - Harmondsworth : Penguin, 1968 - 728p. ; 18cm.

Originally published: London : Andrew Crooke, 1651.

Hobbes' 'Leviathan' is arguably the greatest piece of political philosophy written in the English language. Written in a time of great political turmoil, it is an argument for obedience to authority grounded in an analysis of human nature.

9780140431957 (pbk) : £2.25


Political science--Early works to 1700.

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