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The establishment of a commonwealth through social contract is central to achieving civil peace and social unity, according to Hobbes. He envisions this commonwealth as an "artificial person," a body politic symbolically represented as a giant human formed from its citizens, with the sovereign as its head. The concept of the Leviathan, derived from biblical imagery, serves as a powerful metaphor for Hobbes's ideal government, emphasizing the necessity of absolute authority to maintain security and prevent civil conflict.
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- Title
- Leviathan
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Thomas Hobbes
- Publisher
- True Sign Publishing House
- Released
- 2021
- Pages
- 530
- ISBN13
- 9789354622502
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, Religion & Spirituality, Science & Math, Nature, Natural sciences, Religious Topics, Philosophical Topics, Religion, Legal Topics, Philosophy, Biology, Politics, England, Society, Great Britain, Anthropology, Violence, God, Struggle for Power, 17th century, Political Philosophy, Society and Politics, State, Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), Reason, Absolutism, Civil Liberty
- First published
- 1651
- Original title
- Leviathan
- Rating
- 3.6 out of 5
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- The establishment of a commonwealth through social contract is central to achieving civil peace and social unity, according to Hobbes. He envisions this commonwealth as an "artificial person," a body politic symbolically represented as a giant human formed from its citizens, with the sovereign as its head. The concept of the Leviathan, derived from biblical imagery, serves as a powerful metaphor for Hobbes's ideal government, emphasizing the necessity of absolute authority to maintain security and prevent civil conflict.