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Leviathan (English Library)
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The Leviathan is the vast unity of the State. But how are unity, peace and security to be attained? Hobbes's answer is sovereignty, but the resurgence of interest today in Leviathan is due less to its answers than its methods. Hobbes sees politics as a science capable of the same axiomatic approach as geometry: he argues from first principles to human nature to politics. This book's appeal to the twentieth century lies not just in its elevation of politics to a science, but in its overriding concern for peace.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #4701 in Books
- Published on: 2008-07-24
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 736 pages
Editorial Reviews
George Wright, University of Wisconsin
"Internationally renowned Hobbes scholar A.P. Martinich has produced the definitive version of Leviathan for student use."
Kinch Hoekstra, Balliol College, Oxford University
"an admirably accessible edition of Hobbes's masterpiece."
Thomas Christiano, University of Arizona
"This very readable edition of Hobbes's Leviathan is an excellent resource for students of political philosophy and its history."
