Leviathan

By Thomas Hobbes

Subjects: State, the, Political science, Reference, Politieke filosofie, State, Sciences politiques, The State, Politics, État, Nonfiction, General, Ouvrages avant 1800, Political science--early works to 1800, 320.1, State, The., Early works to 1800, Essays, open_syllabus_project, Jc153 .h65 1998, Political science -- Early works to 1800., Jc153 .h65 1994, Government, National, Science politique, Political science, early works to 1800, Philosophy

Description: 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 the way to avoid civil war and chaos.