1. Thomas Hobbes
When he was in Paris, he published De Cive, his first major study on politics, and wrote Leviathan, published in 1651. ... He preferred to use geometry and shapes as the basis of materialism so as to explain his social and political principles. ... He means, provided that the state is formed by all people under one monarch, it is as powerful as Leviathan and it cannot be destroyed by enemies and it brings peace to all people in the country. ... The main argument of Leviathan is that the sovereign must have great power, like Leviathan, to preserve the peace. ... Thomas Hobbes is against separ...
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