Thomas Hobbes argues that human beings are above all concerned with their own individual desires and fears. He states that conflict of man against man can only be avoided through a compact to enforce peace. This involves giving up some of our natural freedom to a sovereign power which will enforce the laws of peace on all citizens.
year: 1996, 1998, 1985, 1988, 1950
call number/section: 320.1, 320
subjects: political science, early works to 1800, state, the, early works to 1800
Editions
Hobbes, Thomas
Cambridge University Press (1996)
Author's work of political philosophy addressing the idea that obedience to authority especially in the form of a large bureaucracy such as the poltical state is really just a natural response of human nature.
Schools: 1
Hobbes, Thomas
Oxford University Press (1998)
Thomas Hobbes argues that human beings are above all concerned with their own individual desires and fears. He states that conflict of man against man can only be avoided through a compact to enforce peace. This involves giving up some of our natural freedom to a sovereign power which will enforce the laws of peace on all citizens.
Schools: 0
Hobbes, Thomas
Penguin (1985)
A reprint of the author's work of political philosophy addressing the idea that obedience to authority, especially in the form of a large bureaucracy such as the political state, is really just a natural response of human nature.
Schools: 2
Hobbes, Thomas
Prometheus Bks (1988)
Written in 1651, this is a political tract describinga compact between the ruled and a sovereign authoity that would protect the citizenry and secure peace.
Schools: 1
Hobbes, Thomas
Dutton (1950)
Schools: 0
Hobbes, Thomas
Dutton (1950)
Schools: 0