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The English philosopher and political theorist Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) was one of the central figures of British empiricism. His major work, "Leviathan," published in 1651, expressed his principle of materialism and his concept of a social contract for...

The English philosopher and political theorist Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) was one of the central figures of British empiricism. His major work, "Leviathan," published in 1651, expressed his principle of materialism and his concept of a social contract for...

Though he had already written a summary of Aristotle's Rhetoric in Latin and later wrote about logic, Hobbes would probably deserve no more than a footnote in the history of rhetoric if he had not published Leviathan, or the Matter, Forme, and Power of a...

* Limiting Leviathan Edited by Donald P. Racheter and Richard Wagner Cheltenham, England: Edward Elgar, 1999. Pp. 272. $95.00 cloth. In his book The Limits of State Action, Wilhelm von Humboldt gives a justly famous description of what may be the most...

Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America by Eric Jay Dolin. 373 pages, hardcover. W.W. Norton & Co., 2007. Was there ever a more romantic, legendary occupation in American history than the whaling industry, pitting men, handheld harpoons, and small boats against...

An arborist from North Carolina had to climb an eastern hemlock in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to confirm what had been estimated: The Laurel Branch Leviathan is the heftiest hemlock of its kind.The Leviathan, with 1,583 cubic feet of wood, edged out an...

After three days of alleged poaching attempts, the carcass of a 30-foot sperm whale was buried on the beach where it washed ashore.The whale turned up dead on the Isla Vista beach over the weekend and was quickly targeted by people seeking to remove the...

In the following excerpt from his introduction to Leviathan, Oakeshott discusses what philosophy meant to Hobbes, and how to approach reading him.

In the following excerpt, Johnston considers Hobbes's purpose in presenting the theological arguments in the second half of Leviathan.

In the following essay, Russell examines the doctrines of Leviathan, noting that Hobbes's main limitations are his fear of anarchy, overemphasis on the national interest, and misunderstanding of relations between states.

Provides an analysis and summary of the Leviathan, by Thomas Hobbes. Describes how Hobbes illustrates that physical strength is not really an issue or a major factor. Hobbes makes it clear that all men are equal and that they should fear each other.

Thomas Hobbes begins The Leviathan by establishing the idea that all men are created equal, although every man perceives himself as smarter than the next. In response to the Third Law of Nature, Hobbes has an imaginary person called "the fool" make an objection to the third law of nature by claiming that covenant-keeping may turn out to be an irrational action.