Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes - Unabridged

"Leviathan" (original title: "Leviathan or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Commonwealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil") is a groundbreaking work by English philosopher Thomas Hobbes and is considered a foundational document for social contract theory.   Written during the English Civil War and published in 1651, the treatise argues that man - as a species - needed to evolve from a "state of nature" (or primitive disorganization) into an organized society with a central government and a strong