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Preface to Beyond Leviathan
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The state cannot be other than Leviathan in imposing its structurally entrenched power on overall societal decision-making. Yet a way must be found to extricate humanity from the ever more dangerous, arbitrary, and alienated form of the Leviathan state. Indeed, the survival of humanity depends on it.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website.
Title: Preface to Beyond Leviathan
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The state cannot be other than Leviathan in imposing its structurally entrenched power on overall societal decision-making.
Yet a way must be found to extricate humanity from the ever more dangerous, arbitrary, and alienated form of the Leviathan state.
Indeed, the survival of humanity depends on it.
Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website.
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