In Leviathan (1651), Hobbes argued that the absolute power of the sovereign was ultimately justified by the consent of the governed, who agreed, in a hypothetical social contract, to obey the sovereign in all matters in exchange for a guarantee of peace and security.
| ISBN: | 9798730520189 |
| Publication date: | 30th March 2021 |
| Author: | Thomas Hobbes |
| Publisher: | Independently Published |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Genres: |
Architecture |