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Leviathan (Oxford World's Classics) by Thomas Hobbes, J. C. A. Gaskin (editor) is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Leviathan (Oxford World's Classics) about?
He that is to govern a whole nation, must read in himself, not this, or that particular man; but mankind. Leviathan is both a magnificent literary achievement and the greatest work of political philosophy in the English language. Permanently challenging, it has found new applications and new refutations in every generation. Hobbes argues that human beings are first and foremost concerned with their own individual desires and fears. He shows that a conflict of each against every man can only be a
Who reads Leviathan (Oxford World's Classics)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Thomas Hobbes, J. C. A. Gaskin (editor)
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Published
- 1998
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780191605581
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- History, Science, Philosophy
- Rating
- 3.67 / 5 (83 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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