The state, a union of people, where the will of a single one (the state) is compulsory for everybody, has a task to regulate the relations between all the people. The book was banned several times in England and Russia.

The political Works, written by Thomas Hobbes, described his views on how humans could thrive in harmony while avoiding the perils and fear of societal conflict.

The Political Works of Thomas Hobbes combines four key books by the renowned English philosopher and political theorist.

"First published in 1908." "Books useful to the student of Hobbes": p. 127-[128].

This book holds an important place among the World Classics.

Part of the ?Longman Library of Primary Sources in Philosophy,? this edition of Hobbes's The Leviathan is framed by a pedagogical structure designed to make this important work of philosophy more accessible and meaningful for readers.

For the first time in three centuries, this book brings back into print three discourses now confirmed to have been written by the young Thomas Hobbes.