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Leviathan

Leviathan

by Thomas Hobbes

Thomas Hobbes presents a discourse on the nature of the commonwealth and the structure of civil power. The text addresses the balance between individual liberty and state authority, incorporating the author's interpretations of scripture to support his arguments.

Languages
English·Español
License
Public Domain
Originally published
1651
Latest release
Oct 9, 2026
Pages
726
Format
6 × 9 in (152 × 229 mm)
Book type
Paperback nonfiction
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Table of Contents

  1. TO MY MOST HONOR’D FRIEND Mr. FRANCIS GODOLPHIN
  2. Introduction
  3. CHAPTER I. OF SENSE
  4. CHAPTER II. OF IMAGINATION
  5. CHAPTER III. OF THE CONSEQUENCE OR TRAYNE OF IMAGINATIONS
  6. CHAPTER IV. OF SPEECH
  7. CHAPTER V. OF REASON, AND SCIENCE.
  8. CHAPTER VI. OF THE INTERIOUR BEGINNINGS OF VOLUNTARY MOTIONS COMMONLY CALLED THE PASSIONS, AND THE SPEECHES BY WHICH THE
  9. CHAPTER VII. OF THE ENDS OR RESOLUTIONS OF DISCOURSE
  10. CHAPTER VIII. OF THE VERTUES COMMONLY CALLED INTELLECTUAL, AND THEIR CONTRARY DEFECTS
  11. CHAPTER IX. OF THE SEVERALL SUBJECTS OF KNOWLEDGE
  12. CHAPTER X. OF POWER, WORTH, DIGNITY, HONOUR AND WORTHINESS
  13. CHAPTER XI. OF THE DIFFERENCE OF MANNERS
  14. CHAPTER XII. OF RELIGION
  15. CHAPTER XIII. OF THE NATURALL CONDITION OF MANKIND, AS CONCERNING THEIR FELICITY, AND MISERY
  16. CHAPTER XIV. OF THE FIRST AND SECOND NATURALL LAWES, AND OF CONTRACTS
  17. CHAPTER XV. OF OTHER LAWES OF NATURE
  18. CHAPTER XVI. OF PERSONS, AUTHORS, AND THINGS PERSONATED
  19. CHAPTER XVII. OF THE CAUSES, GENERATION, AND DEFINITION OF A COMMON-WEALTH
  20. CHAPTER XVIII. OF THE RIGHTS OF SOVERAIGNES BY INSTITUTION
  21. CHAPTER XIX. OF THE SEVERALL KINDS OF COMMON-WEALTH BY INSTITUTION, AND OF SUCCESSION TO THE SOVERAIGNE POWER
  22. CHAPTER XX. OF DOMINION PATERNALL AND DESPOTICALL
  23. CHAPTER XXI. OF THE LIBERTY OF SUBJECTS
  24. CHAPTER XXII. OF SYSTEMES SUBJECT, POLITICALL, AND PRIVATE
  25. CHAPTER XXIII. OF THE PUBLIQUE MINISTERS OF SOVERAIGN POWER
  26. CHAPTER XXIV. OF THE NUTRITION, AND PROCREATION OF A COMMON-WEALTH
  27. CHAPTER XXV. OF COUNSELL
  28. CHAPTER XXVI. OF CIVILL LAWES
  29. CHAPTER XXVII. OF CRIMES, EXCUSES, AND EXTENUATIONS
  30. CHAPTER XXVIII. OF PUNISHMENTS, AND REWARDS
  31. CHAPTER XXIX. OF THOSE THINGS THAT WEAKEN, OR TEND TO THE DISSOLUTION OF A COMMON-WEALTH
  32. CHAPTER XXX. OF THE OFFICE OF THE SOVERAIGN REPRESENTATIVE
  33. CHAPTER XXXI. OF THE KINGDOME OF GOD BY NATURE
  34. CHAPTER XXXII. OF THE PRINCIPLES OF CHRISTIAN POLITIQUES
  35. CHAPTER XXXIII. OF THE NUMBER, ANTIQUITY, SCOPE, AUTHORITY, AND INTERPRETERS OF THE BOOKS OF HOLY SCRIPTURE
  36. CHAPTER XXXIV. OF THE SIGNIFICATION OF SPIRIT, ANGEL, AND INSPIRATION IN THE BOOKS OF HOLY SCRIPTURE
  37. CHAPTER XXXV. OF THE SIGNIFICATION IN SCRIPTURE OF KINGDOME OF GOD, OF HOLY, SACRED, AND SACRAMENT
  38. CHAPTER XXXVI. OF THE WORD OF GOD, AND OF PROPHETS
  39. CHAPTER XXXVII. OF MIRACLES, AND THEIR USE
  40. CHAPTER XXXVIII. OF THE SIGNIFICATION IN SCRIPTURE OF ETERNALL LIFE, HELL, SALVATION, THE WORLD TO COME, AND REDEMPTION
  41. CHAPTER XXXIX. OF THE SIGNIFICATION IN SCRIPTURE OF THE WORD CHURCH
  42. CHAPTER XL. OF THE RIGHTS OF THE KINGDOME OF GOD, IN ABRAHAM, MOSES, HIGH PRIESTS, AND THE KINGS OF JUDAH
  43. CHAPTER XLI. OF THE OFFICE OF OUR BLESSED SAVIOUR
  44. CHAPTER XLII. OF POWER ECCLESIASTICALL
  45. CHAPTER XLIII. OF WHAT IS NECESSARY FOR A MANS RECEPTION INTO THE KINGDOME OF HEAVEN
  46. CHAPTER XLIV. OF SPIRITUALL DARKNESSE FROM MISINTERPRETATION OF SCRIPTURE
  47. CHAPTER XLV. OF DAEMONOLOGY, AND OTHER RELIQUES OF THE RELIGION OF THE GENTILES
  48. CHAPTER XLVI. OF DARKNESSE FROM VAIN PHILOSOPHY, AND FABULOUS TRADITIONS
  49. A REVIEW, AND CONCLUSION