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Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes

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In Leviathan (1651), Hobbes argued that the absolute power of the sovereign was ultimately justified by the consent of the governed, who agreed, in a hypothetical social contract, to obey the sovereign in all matters in exchange for a guarantee of peace and security.

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Independently Published
872864228Y / 9798728642282
Paperback / softback
26/03/2021
English
288 pages
152 x 229 mm, 386 grams
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