Leviathan

Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes

Composed amid the chaos of the English Civil War, Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan inquires how, in a world of viciousness and frightfulness, can we halt ourselves from plummeting into turmoil? Hobbes' case for a 'common-wealth' beneath a capable imperial - or 'Leviathan' - to uphold security and the run the show of law, stunned his counterparts, and his book was freely burnt for rebellion the minute it was distributed. But his entering work of political reasoning - presently completely changed and with a modern presentation for this version - opened up questions almost the nature of statecraft and society that affected governments over the world.