Thomas Hobbes: Leviathan unleashed

07/01/2026 17 min

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Episode Synopsis

Thomas Hobbes gave us the idea of the Leviathan, a metaphorical figure for an all powerful sovereign. In this episode we explore his life and works to determine why he came up with this novel idea. This episode is the first in a new series providing profiles on the political thinkers who created modern political ideologies, and figure on the A Level politics specification.

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