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Of Man [EPUB ebook]

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The founding father of modern political philosophy, Thomas Hobbes, living in an era of horrific violence, saw human life as meaningless and cruel; here, he argues the only way to escape this brutality is for all to accept a ‘social contract’ that acknowledges the greater authority of a Sovereign leader.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 144 ● ISBN 9780141964256 ● Publisher Penguin Books Ltd ● Published 2005 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2271542 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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