Viewing politics as a science capable of the same axiomatic approach as mathematics Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan retains its appeal for the modern reader not just in its elevation of politics to a science but in its overriding concern for peace This Penguin Classics edition is edited with an introduction by CB Macpherson Written during the turmoil of the English Civil War Leviathan is an ambitious & highly original work of political philosophy Claiming that man's essential nature is competitive & selfish Hobbes formulates the case for a powerful sovereign or ' Leviathan' to enforce peace & the law substituting security for the 'solitary poor nasty brutish & short' life he believed human beings would otherwise experience This world view shocked many of Hobbes's contemporaries & his work was publicly burnt for sedition & blasphemy when it was first published But in his rejection of Aristotle's view of man as a naturally social being & in his painstaking analysis of the ways in which society can & should function Hobbes opened up a new world of political science Based on the original 1651 text this edition incorporates Hobbes's own corrections while also retaining the original spelling & punctuation & reads with vividness & clarity CB Macpherson's introduction elucidates for the general reader one of the most fascinating works of modern philosophy Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) was an English philosopher & political theorist one of the first modern Western thinkers to provide a secular justification for the political state Regarded as an important early influence on the philosophical doctrine of utilitarianism Hobbes also contributed to modern psychology & laid the foundations of modern sociology If you enjoyed Leviathan you might enjoy Plato's Republic also available in Penguin Classics ...

With an Introduction by Dr Richard Serjeantson Trinity College Cambridge Since its first publication in 1651 Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan has been recognised as one of the most compelling & most controversial works of political philosophy written in English Forged in the crucible of the civil & religious warfare of the mid-seventeenth century it proposes a political theory that combines an unequivocal commitment to natural human liberty with the conviction that the sovereign power of government must be exercised absolutely Leviathan begins from some shockingly naturalistic starting-points an analysis of human nature as being motivated by vain-glory & pride & a vision of religion as simply the fear of invisible powers made up by the mind Yet from these deliberately unpromising elements Hobbes constructs with unparalleled forcefulness an elaborate systematic & comprehensive account of how political society ought to be ordered law-bound peaceful In Leviathan Hobbes presents us with a portrait of politics which depicts how a state that is made up of the unified body of all its citizens will be powerful fruitful protective of each of its members &
- above all
- free from internal violence

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' Six days ago a man blew himself up by the side of a road in northern Wisconsin ' The explosion that detonates the narrative of Paul Auster's remarkable novel also ends the life of its hero Benjamin Sachs & brings two FBI agents to the home of one of Sachs's oldest friends the writer Peter Aaron What follows is Aaron's story an intricate subtle & gripping investigation of another man's life in all its richness & complexity Combining an investigation of freedom & terrorism with all the tension mystery & allusive richness familiar from Auster's The New York Trilogy or Sunset Park Leviathan is an unmissable addition to the canon of 'one of America's most spectacularly inventive writers' (Times Literary Supplement)'A Brownian motion experiment of a plot
- chock-a-block with identity-swaps sideways sweeps & lateral leaps' Observer
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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 is both a magnificent literary achievement & the greatest work of political philosophy in the English language Permanently challenging it has found new applications & new refutations in every generation Hobbes argues that human beings are first & foremost concerned with their own individual desires & 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 & return us to the state of war This new edition reproduces the first printed text retaining the original punctuation but modernizing the spelling It offers exceptionally thorough & useful annotation an introduction that guides the reader through the complexities of Hobbes's arguments & a substantial index ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more

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- but the stars are still out of our reach Jim Holden is an officer on an ice miner making runs from the rings of Saturn to the mining stations of the Belt When he & his crew discover a derelict ship called the Scopuli they suddenly find themselves in possession of a deadly secret A secret that someone is willing to kill for & on an unimaginable scale War is coming to the system unless Jim can find out who abandoned the ship & why Detective Miller is looking for a girl One girl in a system of billions but her parents have money
- & money talks When the trail leads him to the Scopuli & Holden they both realise this girl may hold the key to everything Holden & Miller must thread the needle between the Earth government the Outer Planet revolutionaries & secret corporations & the odds are against them But out in the Belt the rules are different & one small ship can change the fate of the universe The Expanse series has sold over two million copies worldwide & is now a major television series The Expanse series Leviathan Wakes Caliban's War Abaddon's Gate Cibola Burn Nemesis Games Babylon's Ashes Persepolis Rising Praise for the Expanse ' The science fictional equivalent of A Song of Ice & Fire' NPR Books' As close as you'll get to a Hollywood blockbuster in book form' io 9com' Great characters excellent dialogue memorable fights' wiredcom' High adventure equalling the best space opera has to offer cutting-edge technology & a group of unforgettable characters Perhaps one of the best tales the genre has yet to produce' Library Journal' This is the future the way it's supposed to be' Wall Street Journal' Tense & thrilling' Sci Fi Now


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A new god has risen The immortal Zaifyr has arrived at the Floating Cities in chains to await trial for murder Despite this he's preparing for war against a new child god
- for she will do anything to destroy those who stand in her way A city has fallen Ayae must fight to protect the survivors & finds herself ensnared in a web of political intrigue She'll find politics can be as lethal as any sword & hers is not the only life at stake A warrior has arrived Across the ocean the exile Bueralan returns home & he's bearing a dead man's soul around his neck God-touched & grief-stricken he treads a dangerous path He'll confront a legendary fighter & discover a secret that will change the world The epic second title in The Children Trilogy following The Godless
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