Frontispiece of Thomas Hobbe's "Leviathan"
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Title
Frontispiece of Thomas Hobbe's "Leviathan"
Subject
1600s Philosophy
Description
This famous image was the cover of Thomas Hobbes' "Leviathan"; it depicts a figurative representation of Hobbes' 'social contract', in which each individual person assents to the rule of a greater monarchy.
Creator
Abraham Bosse
Source
https://www.college.columbia.edu/core/content/frontispiece-thomas-hobbes%E2%80%99-leviathan-abraham-bosse-creative-input-thomas-hobbes-1651
Publisher
Columbia College
Date
1651 (First Published)
Contributor
Arséne Lupin
Rights
Public Domain
Relation
"Leviathan" by Thomas Hobbes
Format
JPEG Image
432 x 676
432 x 676
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Coverage
This image is still widely cited as a perfect visual depiction of Hobbes' idea of the 'social contract', which itself lies in direct opposition to John Locke's idea of 'natural rights'.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Illustration
Files
Citation
Abraham Bosse, “Frontispiece of Thomas Hobbe's "Leviathan",” Enlightenmens, accessed March 22, 2023, http://enlightenmens.lmc.gatech.edu/items/show/672.