Thomas Hobbes Publishes Leviathan
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Philosophy, Education, Literature, Publishing, Religion, Ethics
- Subcategories: Philosophers, Enlightenment
- Curriculum: British History, Renaissance History, 17th Century European History
- Geographical Location: London
- Date: 1651
Article abstract: Thomas Hobbes publishes Leviathan, marking a pivotal moment not only in the ongoing debates about the most reasonable form of government and the proper relationship between church and state but also in the evolution of European philosophy.
Summary of Event
The seventeenth century was a turbulent period in the evolution of scientific, political, and philosophical thought and of governmental models and political alliances in Europe. The legacy of the Reformation and the Renaissance was quite evident in the almost universal questioning of...
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