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Thomas Hobbes

Leviathan

Move from sensation and language to covenant and sovereignty, asking how fear and reason shape the grounds and limits of political obligation.

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Contents

Introduction

  1. Introduction

Part I: Of Man

  1. Part I: Of Man / Chapter I: Of Sense
  2. Part I: Of Man / Chapter II: Of Imagination
  3. Part I: Of Man / Chapter III: Of the Consequence or Trayne of Imaginations
  4. Part I: Of Man / Chapter IV: Of Speech
  5. Part I: Of Man / Chapter V: Of Reason, and Science
  6. Part I: Of Man / Chapter VI: Of the Interiour Beginnings of Voluntary Motions
  7. Part I: Of Man / Chapter VII: Of the Ends or Resolutions of Discourse
  8. Part I: Of Man / Chapter VIII: Of the Vertues Commonly Called Intellectual; and Their Contrary Defects
  9. Part I: Of Man / Chapter IX: Of the Severall Subjects of Knowledge
  10. Part I: Of Man / Chapter X: Of Power, Worth, Dignity, Honour and Worthiness
  11. Part I: Of Man / Chapter XI: Of the Difference of Manners
  12. Part I: Of Man / Chapter XII: Of Religion
  13. Part I: Of Man / Chapter XIII: Of the Naturall Condition of Mankind, as Concerning Their Felicity, and Misery
  14. Part I: Of Man / Chapter XIV: Of the First and Second Naturall Lawes, and of Contracts
  15. Part I: Of Man / Chapter XV: Of Other Lawes of Nature
  16. Part I: Of Man / Chapter XVI: Of Persons, Authors, and Things Personated

Part II: Of Common-Wealth

  1. Part II: Of Common-Wealth / Chapter XVII: Of the Causes, Generation, and Definition of a Common-wealth
  2. Part II: Of Common-Wealth / Chapter XVIII: Of the Rights of Soveraignes by Institution
  3. Part II: Of Common-Wealth / Chapter XIX: Of the Severall Kinds of Common-wealth by Institution, and of Succession to the Soveraigne Power
  4. Part II: Of Common-Wealth / Chapter XX: Of Dominion Paternall and Despoticall
  5. Part II: Of Common-Wealth / Chapter XXI: Of the Liberty of Subjects
  6. Part II: Of Common-Wealth / Chapter XXII: Of Systemes Subject, Politicall, and Private
  7. Part II: Of Common-Wealth / Chapter XXIII: Of the Publique Ministers of Soveraign Power
  8. Part II: Of Common-Wealth / Chapter XXIV: Of the Nutrition, and Procreation of a Common-wealth
  9. Part II: Of Common-Wealth / Chapter XXV: Of Counsell
  10. Part II: Of Common-Wealth / Chapter XXVI: Of Civill Lawes
  11. Part II: Of Common-Wealth / Chapter XXVII: Of Crimes, Excuses, and Extenuations
  12. Part II: Of Common-Wealth / Chapter XXVIII: Of Punishments, and Rewards
  13. Part II: Of Common-Wealth / Chapter XXIX: Of Those Things That Weaken, or Tend to the Dissolution of a Common-wealth
  14. Part II: Of Common-Wealth / Chapter XXX: Of the Office of the Soveraign Representative
  15. Part II: Of Common-Wealth / Chapter XXXI: Of the Kingdome of God by Nature

Part III: Of a Christian Common-Wealth

  1. Part III: Of a Christian Common-Wealth / Chapter XXXII: Of the Principles of Christian Politiques
  2. Part III: Of a Christian Common-Wealth / Chapter XXXIII: Of the Number, Antiquity, Scope, Authority, and Interpreters of the Books of Holy Scripture
  3. Part III: Of a Christian Common-Wealth / Chapter XXXIV: Of the Signification of Spirit, Angel, and Inspiration in the Books of Holy Scripture
  4. Part III: Of a Christian Common-Wealth / Chapter XXXV: Of the Signification in Scripture of Kingdome of God, of Holy, Sacred, and Sacrament
  5. Part III: Of a Christian Common-Wealth / Chapter XXXVI: Of the Word of God, and of Prophets
  6. Part III: Of a Christian Common-Wealth / Chapter XXXVII: Of Miracles, and Their Use
  7. Part III: Of a Christian Common-Wealth / Chapter XXXVIII: Of the Signification in Scripture of Eternall Life, Hell, Salvation, the World to Come, and Redemption
  8. Part III: Of a Christian Common-Wealth / Chapter XXXIX: Of the Signification in Scripture of the Word Church
  9. Part III: Of a Christian Common-Wealth / Chapter XL: Of the Rights of the Kingdome of God, in Abraham, Moses, High Priests, and the Kings of Judah
  10. Part III: Of a Christian Common-Wealth / Chapter XLI: Of the Office of Our Blessed Saviour
  11. Part III: Of a Christian Common-Wealth / Chapter XLII: Of Power Ecclesiasticall
  12. Part III: Of a Christian Common-Wealth / Chapter XLIII: Of What Is Necessary for a Mans Reception Into the Kingdome of Heaven

Part IV: Of the Kingdome of Darknesse

  1. Part IV: Of the Kingdome of Darknesse / Chapter XLIV: Of Spirituall Darknesse from Misinterpretation of Scripture
  2. Part IV: Of the Kingdome of Darknesse / Chapter XLV: Of Daemonology, and Other Reliques of the Religion of the Gentiles
  3. Part IV: Of the Kingdome of Darknesse / Chapter XLVI: Of Darknesse from Vain Philosophy, and Fabulous Traditions
  4. Part IV: Of the Kingdome of Darknesse / Chapter XLVII: Of the Benefit That Proceedeth from Such Darknesse, and to Whom It Accreweth

A Review, and Conclusion

  1. A Review, and Conclusion

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Thomas Hobbes. Digital source: Project Gutenberg, ebook 3207. This reading text follows the edition used in our interactive reader.

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