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Leviathan
Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes is a landmark work of political philosophy examining the nature of human beings, society, and government. Hobbes argues that without a strong governing authority, people would live in a state of conflict and…
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Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes is a landmark work of political philosophy examining the nature of human beings, society, and government. Hobbes argues that without a strong governing authority, people would live in a state of conflict and insecurity, driven by fear, competition, and self-interest. To escape this condition, individuals enter into a social contract and surrender certain freedoms to a sovereign power capable of maintaining peace and order. Combining political theory, philosophy, and reflections on human nature, Leviathan presents a powerful defense of centralized authority and became one of the most influential works in the development of modern political thought.
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- Published
- 10 September 2026
- Format
- Book
- Extent
- 46 chapters
- Language
- EN
- Chapters
- 46
- Language
- English
- On Lithril
- September 2026
Chapters
Included with the book
- 011. OF SENSERead
- 022. OF IMAGINATIONRead
- 033. OF THE CONSEQUENCE OR TRAYNE OF IMAGINATIONSRead
- 044. OF SPEECHRead
- 055. OF REASON, AND SCIENCE.Read
- 066. OF THE INTERIOUR BEGINNINGS OF VOLUNTARY MOTIONSRead
- 077. OF THE ENDS OR RESOLUTIONS OF DISCOURSERead
- 088. OF THE VERTUES COMMONLY CALLED INTELLECTUAL; AND THEIRRead
- 099. OF THE SEVERALL SUBJECTS OF KNOWLEDGERead
- 1010. OF POWER, WORTH, DIGNITY, HONOUR AND WORTHINESSRead
- 1111. OF THE DIFFERENCE OF MANNERSRead
- 1212. OF RELIGIONRead
- 1313. OF THE NATURALL CONDITION OF MANKIND,Read
- 1414. OF THE FIRST AND SECOND NATURALL LAWES, AND OF CONTRACTSRead
- 1515. OF OTHER LAWES OF NATURERead
- 1616. OF PERSONS, AUTHORS, AND THINGS PERSONATEDRead
- 1717. OF THE CAUSES, GENERATION, AND DEFINITION OF ARead
- 1818. OF THE RIGHTS OF SOVERAIGNES BY INSTITUTIONRead
- 1919. OF THE SEVERALL KINDS OF COMMON-WEALTH BY INSTITUTION,Read
- 2020. OF DOMINION PATERNALL AND DESPOTICALLRead
- 2121. OF THE LIBERTY OF SUBJECTSRead
- 2222. OF SYSTEMES SUBJECT, POLITICALL, AND PRIVATERead
- 2323. OF THE PUBLIQUE MINISTERS OF SOVERAIGN POWERRead
- 2424. OF THE NUTRITION, AND PROCREATION OF A COMMON-WEALTHRead
- 2525. OF COUNSELLRead
- 2626. OF CIVILL LAWESRead
- 2727. OF CRIMES, EXCUSES, AND EXTENUATIONSRead
- 2828. OF PUNISHMENTS, AND REWARDSRead
- 2929. OF THOSE THINGS THAT WEAKEN, OR TEND TO THE DISSOLUTION OFRead
- 3030. OF THE OFFICE OF THE SOVERAIGN REPRESENTATIVERead
- 3131. OF THE KINGDOME OF GOD BY NATURERead
- 3232. OF THE PRINCIPLES OF CHRISTIAN POLITIQUESRead
- 3333. OF THE NUMBER, ANTIQUITY, SCOPE, AUTHORITY, ANDRead
- 3434. OF THE SIGNIFICATION OF SPIRIT, ANGEL, AND INSPIRATION INRead
- 3535. OF THE SIGNIFICATION IN SCRIPTURE OF KINGDOME OF GOD, OFRead
- 3636. OF THE WORD OF GOD, AND OF PROPHETSRead
- 3737. OF MIRACLES, AND THEIR USERead
- 3838. OF THE SIGNIFICATION IN SCRIPTURE OF ETERNALL LIFE,Read
- 3939. OF THE SIGNIFICATION IN SCRIPTURE OF THE WORD CHURCHRead
- 4040. OF THE OFFICE OF OUR BLESSED SAVIOURRead
- 4141. OF POWER ECCLESIASTICALLRead
- 4242. OF WHAT IS NECESSARY FOR A MANS RECEPTION INTO THERead
- 4343. OF SPIRITUALL DARKNESSE FROM MISINTERPRETATION OFRead
- 4444. OF DAEMONOLOGY, AND OTHER RELIQUES OF THE RELIGION OF THERead
- 4545. OF DARKNESSE FROM VAIN PHILOSOPHY, AND FABULOUS TRADITIONSRead
- 4646. OF THE BENEFIT THAT PROCEEDETH FROM SUCH DARKNESSE, ANDRead
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