TEHRAN-The Persian translation of the book “On the Citizen” by Thomas Hobbes has been released in the Iranian book market.

Translated by Yashar Jeyrani, the book has been published by Now Publications in 332 pages, Mehr reported.

“On the Citizen” is one of Thomas Hobbes's major works. The book was published originally in Latin from Paris in 1642, followed by two further Latin editions in 1647 from Amsterdam. The English translation of the work made its first appearance four years later (London 1651).

It is the first of a trilogy of works written by Hobbes dealing with human knowledge, the other two works in the trilogy being “On the Body,” published in 1655, and “On Man,” published in 1658.

This work comprises three parts: liberty, dominion, and religion. In the first part, he describes man's natural condition, dealing with the natural laws; in the second, the necessity of establishing a stable government is indicated. Finally, in the third part, he writes about religion.

“On the Citizen” is the first full exposition of the political thought of Hobbes. It is written in a clear, straightforward, expository style, offering readers a more digestible account of Hobbes' political thought than even “Leviathan” itself.

Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) was an English philosopher. Hobbes is best known for his 1651 book “Leviathan,” in which he expounds an influential formulation of social contract theory. He is considered to be one of the founders of modern political philosophy.

Hobbes contributed to a diverse array of fields, including history, jurisprudence, geometry, optics, theology, classical translations, ethics, as well as philosophy in general, marking him as a polymath.

He was also a scholar of classical Greek history and literature, and produced an English translation of “The Illiad,” “Odyssey” and “History of Peloponnesian War”.

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