Leviathan, The Matter, Forme and Power of a Common Wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil, commonly called Leviathan, is a book written by Thomas Hobbes which was published in 1651.
It is titled after the biblical Leviathan. The book concerns the structure of society and legitimate government, and is regarded as one of the earliest and most influential examples of social contract theory.
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霍布斯(Thomas Hobbes, 1588-1679),英国人,他是西方最重要的政治哲学家之一,他对国家和法律的根本问题进行了精深的思考。主要著作有《利维坦》、《论公民》等。他的《利维坦》具有非凡的逻辑性和想像力,使政治哲学得到了一种逻辑严密的系统发挥,成为经世名著。
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以上四个方面就是宗教的自然种子: (1)对鬼的看法;(2)对第二因的无知;(3)对所畏惧的事物的敬拜;(4)将偶然事物当作预兆。
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