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    Leviathan
    Leviathan
    Leviathan
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    Leviathan

    Written by Thomas Hobbes

    Narrated by Brenden Holland, Manny Lee and Full Cast

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    He that is to govern a whole nation, must read in himself, not this, or that particular man; but mankind.

    Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes is both a magnificent literary achievement and the greatest work of political philosophy in the English language. Permanently challenging, it has found new applications and new refutations in every generation. Hobbes argues that human beings are first and foremost concerned with their own individual desires and fears. He shows that a conflict of each against every man can only be avoided by the adoption of a compact to enforce peace. The compact involves giving up some of our natural freedom to a sovereign power which will enforce the laws of peace on all citizens. Hobbes also analyses the subversive forces - religion, ambition, private conscience - that threaten to destroy the body politic, Leviathan itself, and return us to the state of war.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthor's Republic
    Release dateJun 28, 2018
    ISBN9781982713799
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    Thomas Hobbes

    Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) was one of the founding fathers of modern philosophy. An Englishman, Hobbes was heavily influenced by his country's civil war and wrote his preeminent work, Leviathan, about the relationship between the individual and the government during that period. Hobbes was a scholar, phauthoilosopher, and the author of several works on political and religious philosophy.

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      "In all your actions, look often upon what you would have, as the thing that directs all your thoughts and the way to attain it." —Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan: Chapter 5

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    • 1/5
      “Leviathan” is an amazing work of philosophy and crucial to understanding both the history of Western thinking and way of life. However, this particular audio edition of this work was horribly narrated. Narrators approched this work extremly unprofessionaly, probably takong advantage of it being in the public domain. They would snicker and laugh occasionally, and more often than not hey would just mumble their words.