Thomas Hobbes: Leviathan: Editorial Introduction - Clarendon Edition of the Works of Thomas Hobbes

Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan (1651) is one of the most important philosophical texts in the English language, and one of the most influential works of political philosophy ever written. This Introduction accompanies Noel Malcolm's long-awaited critical edition, and gives a path-breaking account of the work's context, sources, and textual history.