A great foundational political philosophy text. Hobbes touches on humans as a starting point for government: monarchy vs. aristocracy vs. democracy (he sure loves his absolute monarchy), liberty, crime and punishment (the only reason for punishment is deterrence). He then takes on religious issues, though these are abridged in this edition. He constantly decries superstition and believing people who claim special knowledge of God, and he goes through the books of the Bible describing how none were likely to have been written before Babylonian captivity. Nonetheless, he nominally supports Christianity.

As for the edition, it sticks to the original language and spelling of Hobbes. The religious sections are abbreviated; I'm not certain I would have wanted to read the omitted chapters. The essays at the back are hit-or-miss.