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Leviathan : the matter, forme & power of a Common-wealth ecclesiastical and civill /

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 t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Auckland, N.Z.] : Floating Press, ©2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Notas:Archived by the National Library of New Zealand.
Title from PDF title page (viewed on Sept. 30, 2010).
"First published in 1651"--Title page verso.
Hypertext links contained in the archived instances of this title are non-functional.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (1 electronic document (982 pages))
ISBN:9781775415336
1775415333
9781775569343
1775569349