A Summary of Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan
In 1651, Thomas Hobbes published the book, Leviathan or The Matter, Forme, and Power of a Common Wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil. Our contemporaries have shortened the title to simply Leviathan. The book gets its name, Leviathan, from the Leviathan, a sea monster or dragon found in the Old Testament. In 1648, a few short years ...