LeviathanLeviathan 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. This new edition reproduces the first printed text, retaining the originalpunctuation but modernizing the spelling. It offers exceptionally thorough and useful annotation, an introduction that guides the reader through the complexities of Hobbes's arguments, and a substantial index. |
Contents
Introduction by C B Macpherson | 9 |
Suggestions for Further Reading | 65 |
The Introduction | 81 |
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