by Thomas Hobbes · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420625829
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«Leviatán, o la materia, forma y poder de un estado civil» is the political philosophy treatise by Thomas Hobbes, in paperback, in Spanish.
In this treatise, Thomas Hobbes starts from a pessimistic view of human nature to argue that, without a common power to impose rules, social life leads to permanent conflict. In the face of that state of war, he proposes a pact by which individuals transfer their liberty to an absolute sovereign, who guarantees peace, protection and order in exchange for obedience.
The work was originally published in 1651. This Alianza Universidad edition, the fifth, includes translation, introduction and notes by Carlos Mellizo.
Aimed at students and readers of political philosophy, theory of the state and political science who are looking for a classic of contractarian thought.
Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher and political theorist, best known for his 1651 book Leviathan, in which he expounds an influential formulation of social contract theory. He is considered to be one of the founders of modern political philosophy.
