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Hobbes in Leviathan argued for a form of government in which subjects submit to the rule of an absolute sovereign through a "social contract" between the ruler and the ruled. This new and comprehensive analysis of the argument draws on recent developments in game and decision theory to test its validity.
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This major study of Hobbes's political philosophy draws on recent developments in game and decision theory to explore whether the thrust of the argument in Leviathan, that it is in the interests of the people to create a ruler with absolute power, can be shown to be cogent. Professor Hampton has written a book of vital importance to political philosophers, political and social scientists, and intellectual historians.
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