Leviathan

Thomas Hobbes' masterwork of political philosophy, published in 1651 during the English Civil War. Hobbes argues that in the natural state, human life is 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short,'… Read more

Thomas Hobbes' masterwork of political philosophy, published in 1651 during the English Civil War. Hobbes argues that in the natural state, human life is 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short,' and that people must surrender their freedoms to an absolute sovereign — the Leviathan — to escape perpetual conflict and achieve civil peace. Show less