Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes

Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes

Thomas Hobbes | 214966 words

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Always visible content "Leviathan" by Thomas Hobbes is a philosophical treatise published in 1651. W...ritten during the English Civil War, it explores the structure of society and legitimate government through social contract theory. Hobbes argues that humanity's natural state is a brutal "war of all against all," driven by individual appetites and the fear of violent death. Only a strong, absolute sovereign can prevent civil war and chaos by uniting both secular and spiritual power. Hidden checkbox to control the toggle Clickable label to show more The extra text that is initially hidden Clickable label to show less This influential work presents a materialistic view of human nature and political order. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Chapters

119 chapters

Ch. 1

Chapter 1

Ch. 2

6. OF THE INTERIOUR BEGINNINGS OF VOLUNTARY MOTIONS, COMMONLY CALLED THE

Ch. 3

8. OF THE VERTUES, COMMONLY CALLED INTELLECTUALL, AND THEIR CONTRARY

Ch. 4

13. OF THE NATURALL CONDITION OF MANKIND AS CONCERNING THEIR FELICITY

Ch. 5

16. OF PERSONS, AUTHORS, AND THINGS PERSONATED

Ch. 6

19. OF SEVERALL KINDS OF COMMON-WEALTH BY INSTITUTION; AND OF SUCCESION

Ch. 7

29. OF THOSE THINGS THAT WEAKEN, OR TEND TO THE DISSOLUTION OF A

Ch. 8

31. OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD BY NATURE

Ch. 9

33. OF THE NUMBER, ANTIQUITY, SCOPE, AUTHORITY, AND INTERPRETERS OF THE

Ch. 10

34. OF THE SIGNIFICATION, OF SPIRIT, ANGELL, AND INSPIRATION IN THE

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