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Hobbes: Leviathan, Behemoth, The Elements of Law & De Cive
Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher, best known today for his work on political philosophy. His 1651 book Leviathan established social contract theory, the foundation of most later Western political philosophy.
Leviathan was written by Hobbes in 1651 concerns the structure of society and legitimate government, and is regarded as one of the earliest and most influential examples of social contract theory and ranks as a classic western work on statecraft. The book derives its name from the biblical Leviathan
Behemoth was written in 1668 as a follow-up to Leviathan. Leviathan is a representation of an ideal political world, and Behemoth has been considered to be a contrasting treatise on what happens when the very worst abuses of government come to pass. Hobbes applied his understanding of the science of human nature to explain why the English Civil War came to pass.
The Elements of Law was published in 1650. It is divided into two separate small volumes (Human Nature, or the Fundamental Elements of Policie and De corpore politico, or the Elements of Law, Moral and Politick).
De Cive ("On the citizen") is one of Hobbes' major works. The book was published originally in Latin from Paris in 1642. The English translation of the work made its first appearance four years later (London 1651) under the title 'Philosophicall rudiments concerning government and society'. It anticipates themes of the better-known Leviathan. The famous phrase bellum omnium contra omnes ("war of all against all") appeared first in De Cive.
Leviathan was written by Hobbes in 1651 concerns the structure of society and legitimate government, and is regarded as one of the earliest and most influential examples of social contract theory and ranks as a classic western work on statecraft. The book derives its name from the biblical Leviathan
Behemoth was written in 1668 as a follow-up to Leviathan. Leviathan is a representation of an ideal political world, and Behemoth has been considered to be a contrasting treatise on what happens when the very worst abuses of government come to pass. Hobbes applied his understanding of the science of human nature to explain why the English Civil War came to pass.
The Elements of Law was published in 1650. It is divided into two separate small volumes (Human Nature, or the Fundamental Elements of Policie and De corpore politico, or the Elements of Law, Moral and Politick).
De Cive ("On the citizen") is one of Hobbes' major works. The book was published originally in Latin from Paris in 1642. The English translation of the work made its first appearance four years later (London 1651) under the title 'Philosophicall rudiments concerning government and society'. It anticipates themes of the better-known Leviathan. The famous phrase bellum omnium contra omnes ("war of all against all") appeared first in De Cive.
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1153 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 6, 2012
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Thomas Hobbes
684 books1,052 followersThomas Hobbes was a British philosopher and a seminal thinker of modern political philosophy. His ideas were marked by a mechanistic materialist foundation, a characterization of human nature based on greed and fear of death, and support for an absolute monarchical form of government. His 1651 book Leviathan established the foundation for most of Western political philosophy from the perspective of social contract theory.
He was also a scholar of classical Greek history and literature, and produced English translation of Illiad, Odyssey and History of Peloponnesian War.
He was also a scholar of classical Greek history and literature, and produced English translation of Illiad, Odyssey and History of Peloponnesian War.
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July 6, 2022elements of the law,
goes quite hard. this book signed the death note for Aristotelianism in England. It blew Soto/Suarez/Maynwaring out of the water.
if it weren't for the civil war later, and eventually leviathan, this is what Hobbes would be remembered for
goes quite hard. this book signed the death note for Aristotelianism in England. It blew Soto/Suarez/Maynwaring out of the water.
if it weren't for the civil war later, and eventually leviathan, this is what Hobbes would be remembered for
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