Philosophical Rudiments Concerning Government and Society

About this film

LibriVox recording of Philosophical Rudiments Concerning Government and Society by Thomas Hobbes. Read in English by Jeffrey Church De Cive ("On the citizen") is one of Thomas Hobbes's major works. "The book was published originally in Latin from Paris in 1642, followed by two further Latin editions in 1647 from Amsterdam. The English translation of the work made its first appearance four years later (London 1651) under the title 'Philosophicall rudiments concerning government and society'." It anticipates themes of the better-known Leviathan. The famous phrase bellum omnium contra omnes ("war of all against all") appeared first in De Cive. - Summary by Wikipedia For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (294MB)

Directors & creators

Thomas Hobbes

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks; political philosophy; sovereignty; the state; de cive

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