Kalima, the translation project of the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage, has published the Arabic translation of a new book entitled "Leviathan or The Matter: the Formation and Power of an Ecclesiastical and Civil Common Wealth" by the late English philosopher Thomas Hobbes.
The Leviathan is a mythical sea monster, which has the head of a dragon and the body of a snake and is mentioned several times in the Bible. In his book Hobbes uses this figure to represent the new authority of the Government. He examines the State that replaced the authority of religion and theology and substituted it with a social contract that looked to replace people.
"Leviathan", which was written by Hobbes in 1651, is amongst the literary works that first established the theory of philosophy. It created the legend of absolute power which in turn established the pillars of the modern political tradition. Humans, based on their abilities of determination and thought, decided to provide themselves with a jointly made law; a law that no longer focused on the unseen, but rather on the human world.
Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) was born a protestant. From a very early age, his undoubted intelligence was clear and he studied Latin and Greek from the age of six. He translated Malmesburiensis into Latin. He continued his university education until he acquired a degree in the arts in 1608.
Hobbes published a number of works on psychology and physics. He settled in Paris in 1640, two years before the English Civil War. There he mixed with philosophers like Descartes. He was influenced by the religious wars taking place in France and England, which prompted him to develop a new philosophy and publish several books addressing various elements of the laws of human nature and examining the pillars of politics.
The book was co-translated into Arabic by Diana Harb and Boushra Saab.
The Leviathan is a mythical sea monster, which has the head of a dragon and the body of a snake and is mentioned several times in the Bible. In his book Hobbes uses this figure to represent the new authority of the Government. He examines the State that replaced the authority of religion and theology and substituted it with a social contract that looked to replace people.
"Leviathan", which was written by Hobbes in 1651, is amongst the literary works that first established the theory of philosophy. It created the legend of absolute power which in turn established the pillars of the modern political tradition. Humans, based on their abilities of determination and thought, decided to provide themselves with a jointly made law; a law that no longer focused on the unseen, but rather on the human world.
Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) was born a protestant. From a very early age, his undoubted intelligence was clear and he studied Latin and Greek from the age of six. He translated Malmesburiensis into Latin. He continued his university education until he acquired a degree in the arts in 1608.
Hobbes published a number of works on psychology and physics. He settled in Paris in 1640, two years before the English Civil War. There he mixed with philosophers like Descartes. He was influenced by the religious wars taking place in France and England, which prompted him to develop a new philosophy and publish several books addressing various elements of the laws of human nature and examining the pillars of politics.
The book was co-translated into Arabic by Diana Harb and Boushra Saab.
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