Hobbes - Leviathan

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Hobbes - Leviathan

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Jun 6, 2007

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Why would anyone give up their freedom to become part of an organised state? In this reading from his book Philosophy: The Classics, Nigel Warburton outlines Thomas Hobbes' central arguments from Leviathan.

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Jun 6, 2007

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Nigel Warburton reads from his book Philosophy: The Classics

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Hobbes - Leviathan

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