Item #901329 Leviathan or the Matter, Forme and Power of a Commonwealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil. Thomas Hobbes.

Leviathan or the Matter, Forme and Power of a Commonwealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 2005.
Leatherbound.

Collector's Edition. Bound in Genuine Leather.  Edited with an Introduction by Michael Oakeshott.

In this iconic work of political philosophy, written in 1651 during the turmoil of the English Civil War, Hobbes rejects Aristotle's view of man as an inherently social being and perceives human nature as essentially competitive and selfish. His belief that political freedom will result in anarchy leads him to make a case for the need of a powerful sovereign , or Leviathan, to keep human beings in check.

Item #901329

5-5/8 x 8-7/8", gilt titled and decorated dark green full leather, lxvi, 468pp, raised spine bands, all edges gilt, moire endpapers, ribbon marker.

A very fine, bright copy.




Price: $150.00

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