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Leviathan: Or the Matter, Forme and Power of a Commonwealth Ecclasiasticall and Civil (Skeptical Reader)
Leviathan Or the Matter Forme and Power of a Commonwealth Ecclasiasticall and Civil - Skeptical Reader
Author: Thomas Hobbes
In "Leviathan", 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 our natural freedom to a sovereign power which will enforce the ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781596980815
ISBN-10: 1596980818
Publication Date: 2/17/2009
Pages: 619
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Publisher: Gateway Editions
Book Type: Paperback
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