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Leviathan

by Thomas Hobbes
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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.

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Publisher: The Floating Press

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  • ISBN: 9781775415336
  • Release date: August 14, 2009

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  • ISBN: 9781775415336
  • File size: 620 KB
  • Release date: August 14, 2009

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Politics Nonfiction

Languages

English

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Lexile® Measure:1470
Text Difficulty:12

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.

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Politics Nonfiction