Download or read book Hobbes and the Social Contract Tradition written by Jean Hampton and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1988-08-26 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This major study of Hobbes' 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.