Written during the English Civil War (1642–1651), Leviathan argues for a social contract and rule by an absolute sovereign. Leviathan ranks as a classic Western work on statecraft comparable to Machiavelli's The Prince. The work concerns the structure of society and legitimate government, and is regarded as one of the earliest and most influential examples of social contract theory. Its name derives from the biblical Leviathan. Leviathan, is a book written by Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679) and published in 1651 (revised Latin edition 1668). Leviathan, or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Common Wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil, Thomas Hobbes
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