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Leviathan

by Thomas Hobbes

Hobbes explores a vision of the ideal state, in which people cede certain freedoms to a sovereign power in exchange for security and stability.

Themes: Nonfiction

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Hobbes begins by telling you that all your senses—sight, sound, smell—are nothing but 'original fancy,' a counterpressure of the heart against external motion. The object and the image are two different things. Read on and watch him build an entire political philosophy from this radical physicalism.

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