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.