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ThomasHobbessLeviathanisarguablythegreatestpieceofpoliticalphilosophywrittenintheEnglishlanguage.Writteninatimeofgreatpoliticalturmoil(HobbesslifespannedthereignofCharlesl,theCivilWars,theCommonweaalthandtheProtectorate,andtheRestoratin),Leviathanisanargumentforobediencetoauthoritygroundedinanalysisofhumannature.Sinceitsfiistpustpublicationin1991RichardTuckseditionofleviathnhasbeenrecognisedasthesinglemostaccurateandauthoritativetext,andforthisrevisededitionprofessorTuckhasprovidedamuch-amplifiedandexpandedintroduction,whichwillprovidestudentsunfamiliarwithHobbeswithacogentanaccessibleintroductiontothismostchallengingoftexts.Othervitalaidstostudyincludeanextensiveguidetofurtherreading,anoteontextualmatters,achronologyofimportanteventsandbriefbiographiesofimportantpersonsmentionedinHobbesstext.RichardTuckisProfessorofGovernmentatHarvardUniversity.