Download or read book Leviathan (100 Copy Collector's Edition) written by Thomas Hobbes and published by Royal Classics. This book was released on 2020-02-11 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leviathan ranks as a classic work on statecraft comparable to Machiavelli's The Prince. It concerns the structure of society and legitimate government, and is one of the most influential examples of social contract theory. Written during the English Civil War, Leviathan argues for a social contract and rule by an absolute sovereign.