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Leviathan

Thomas Hobbes
The social contract and the case for strong government — foundational political philosophy.

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Written during civil war and banned after publication, Leviathan remains the most unsettling argument for political order ever written.

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Leviathan
Thomas Hobbes · Chapter I. Of Sense
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Concerning the Thoughts of man, I will consider them first Singly, and afterwards in Trayne, or dependance upon one another. Singly, they are every one a Representation or Apparence, of some quality, or other Accident of a body without us; which is commonly…

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Table of contents

  1. Chapter I. Of SenseFree
  2. Chapter II. Of ImaginationFree
  3. Chapter III. Of The Consequence Or Trayne Of ImaginationsFree
  4. Chapter IV. Of SpeechFree
  5. Chapter V. Of Reason, And Science.Free
  6. Chapter VI. Of The Interiour Beginnings Of Voluntary MotionsFree
  7. Chapter VII. Of The Ends Or Resolutions Of DiscourseFree
  8. Chapter VIII. Of The Vertues Commonly Called Intellectual; And TheirFree
  9. Chapter IX. Of The Severall Subjects Of KnowledgeFree
  10. Chapter X. Of Power, Worth, Dignity, Honour And WorthinessFree
  11. Chapter XI. Of The Difference Of MannersFree
  12. Chapter XII. Of ReligionFree
  13. Chapter XIII. Of The Naturall Condition Of Mankind,Free
  14. Chapter XIV. Of The First And Second Naturall Lawes, And Of ContractsFree
  15. Chapter XV. Of Other Lawes Of NatureFree
  16. Chapter XVI. Of Persons, Authors, And Things PersonatedFree
  17. Chapter XVII. Of The Causes, Generation, And Definition Of AFree
  18. Chapter XVIII. Of The Rights Of Soveraignes By InstitutionFree
  19. Chapter XIX. Of The Severall Kinds Of Common-wealth By Institution,Free
  20. Chapter XX. Of Dominion Paternall And DespoticallFree
  21. Chapter XXI. Of The Liberty Of SubjectsFree
  22. Chapter XXII. Of Systemes Subject, Politicall, And PrivateFree
  23. Chapter XXIII. Of The Publique Ministers Of Soveraign PowerFree
  24. Chapter XXIV. Of The Nutrition, And Procreation Of A Common-wealthFree
  25. Chapter XXV. Of CounsellFree
  26. Chapter XXVI. Of CIVILL LawesFree
  27. Chapter XXVII. Of Crimes, Excuses, And ExtenuationsFree
  28. Chapter XXVIII. Of Punishments, And RewardsFree
  29. Chapter XXIXFree
  30. Chapter XXX. Of The Office Of The Soveraign RepresentativeFree
  31. Chapter XXXI. Of The Kingdome Of God By NatureFree
  32. Chapter XXXII. Of The Principles Of Christian PolitiquesFree
  33. Chapter XXXIII. Of The Number, Antiquity, Scope, Authority, AndFree
  34. Chapter XXXIVFree
  35. Chapter XXXV. Of The Signification In Scripture Of Kingdome Of God, OfFree
  36. Chapter XXXVI. Of The Word Of God, And Of ProphetsFree
  37. Chapter XXXVII. Of Miracles, And Their UseFree
  38. Chapter XXXVIII. Of The Signification In Scripture Of Eternall Life,Free
  39. Chapter XXXIX. Of The Signification In Scripture Of The Word ChurchFree
  40. Chapter XL Of The Rights Of The Kingdome Of God, In Abraham, Moses,Free
  41. Chapter XLI. Of The Office Of Our Blessed SaviourFree
  42. Chapter XLII. Of Power EcclesiasticallFree
  43. Chapter XLIII. Of What Is Necessary For A Mans Reception Into TheFree
  44. Chapter XLIV. Of Spirituall Darknesse From Misinterpretation OfFree
  45. Chapter XLV. Of Daemonology, And Other Reliques Of The Religion Of TheFree
  46. Chapter XLVIFree
  47. Chapter XLVII. Of The Benefit That Proceedeth From Such Darknesse, AndFree

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