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Leviathan (book)

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Leviathan is probably the most famous book by Thomas Hobbes, published in 1660. It is titled after the biblical Leviathan.

A quote from that book is used in the wikipedia logo.

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Full text online (http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/phl302/texts/hobbes/leviathan-contents)

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