Leviathan : the matter, forme & power of a Common-wealth ecclesiastical and civill / Thomas Hobbes.

Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan, from 1651, is one of the first and most influential arguments towards social contract. Written in the midst of the English Civil War, it concerns the structure of government and society and argues for strong central governance and the rule of an absolute sovereign as t...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Auckland, N.Z.] : Floating Press, ©2009.
Subjects:	Political science > Early works to 1800. State, The > Early works to 1800. Political science. State, The. Early works.