{"product_id":"leviathan-paperback-16","title":"Leviathan - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Hobbes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Leviathan, Hobbes set out his doctrine of the foundation of states and legitimate governments - originating social contract theory. Leviathan was written during the English Civil War; much of the book is occupied with demonstrating the necessity of a strong central authority to avoid the evil of discord and civil war. Beginning from a mechanistic understanding of human beings and the passions, Hobbes postulates what life would be like without government, a condition which he calls the state of nature. In that state, each person would have a right, or license, to everything in the world. This, Hobbes argues, would lead to a \"war of all against all\" (bellum omnium contra omnes).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 508\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 22, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42716925100095,"sku":"9781494240813","price":27.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f102d2a1e93d1e7d6fc7838b11b55d4e.webp?v=1765076678","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/leviathan-paperback-16","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}