Leviathan vs Two Treatises on Government: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Politics, Political science, Open_syllabus_project, Early works to 1800, Essays, Philosophy

Cover of Leviathan

Leviathan Thomas Hobbes · 1651 ★★★★☆ 3.7 299 pages · ≈ 5 h 32 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Two Treatises on Government

Two Treatises on Government John Locke · 1689 ★★★★☆ 3.9 422 pages · ≈ 7 h 49 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.7 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
Leviathan is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 7 for Two Treatises on Government.

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