Leviathan
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Leviathan
| Full title | Leviathan, or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Commonwealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil |
|---|---|
| Author | Thomas Hobbes |
| Published | 1651 |
| Recommended | 2 times |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | The founding text of the sovereignty argument: life without a common power is “solitary, poore, nasty, brutish, and short,” so subjects trade liberty for order. |
Where I heard about it
- Peter Savodnik (@petersavodnik) — told readers on X in April 2026: “Read everything you can find by Plato, Aristotle, Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau. To start.” This card is one of the twelve volumes that canon reduces to.
- Li Lu — on Li Lu’s Recommended Book List, under History of Western Civilization.
Connections
- Thomas Hobbes — from the same canon list.
- Social Contract — from the same canon list.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.