Ancient Knowledge ClubLeviathanThomas Hobbes
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Leviathan
A rigorous argument about fear, order and the authority people create to escape conflict.
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CHAPTER II. OF IMAGINATION
02CHAPTER II. OF IMAGINATIONOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER III. OF THE CONSEQUENCE OR TRAYNE OF IMAGINATIONS
03CHAPTER III. OF THE CONSEQUENCE OR TRAYNE OF IMAGINATIONSOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER IV. OF SPEECH
04CHAPTER IV. OF SPEECH. Speech as reckoning and truthOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER V. OF REASON, AND SCIENCE
06CHAPTER V. OF REASON, AND SCIENCEOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER VI. OF THE INTERIOUR BEGINNINGS OF VOLUNTARY MOTIONS
07CHAPTER VI. OF THE INTERIOUR BEGINNINGS OF VOLUNTARY MOTIONS. Passion, will, and deliberationOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER VII. OF THE ENDS OR RESOLUTIONS OF DISCOURSE
09CHAPTER VII. OF THE ENDS OR RESOLUTIONS OF DISCOURSEOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER VIII. OF THE VERTUES COMMONLY CALLED INTELLECTUAL; AND THEIR
10CHAPTER VIII. OF THE VERTUES COMMONLY CALLED INTELLECTUAL; AND THEIR. Wit, judgement and madnessOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER IX. OF THE SEVERALL SUBJECTS OF KNOWLEDGE
12CHAPTER IX. OF THE SEVERALL SUBJECTS OF KNOWLEDGEOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER X. OF POWER, WORTH, DIGNITY, HONOUR AND WORTHINESS
13CHAPTER X. OF POWER, WORTH, DIGNITY, HONOUR AND WORTHINESSOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER XI. OF THE DIFFERENCE OF MANNERS
14CHAPTER XI. OF THE DIFFERENCE OF MANNERSOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER XII. OF RELIGION
15CHAPTER XII. OF RELIGION. Seeds and political use of religionOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER XIII. OF THE NATURALL CONDITION OF MANKIND,
17CHAPTER XIII. OF THE NATURALL CONDITION OF MANKIND,Original source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER XIV. OF THE FIRST AND SECOND NATURALL LAWES, AND OF CONTRACTS
18CHAPTER XIV. OF THE FIRST AND SECOND NATURALL LAWES, AND OF CONTRACTS. Right, law, and covenantOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER XV. OF OTHER LAWES OF NATURE
20CHAPTER XV. OF OTHER LAWES OF NATURE. Justice under common powerOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER XVI. OF PERSONS, AUTHORS, AND THINGS PERSONATED
23CHAPTER XVI. OF PERSONS, AUTHORS, AND THINGS PERSONATEDOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER XVII. OF THE CAUSES, GENERATION, AND DEFINITION OF A
24CHAPTER XVII. OF THE CAUSES, GENERATION, AND DEFINITION OF AOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER XVIII. OF THE RIGHTS OF SOVERAIGNES BY INSTITUTION
25CHAPTER XVIII. OF THE RIGHTS OF SOVERAIGNES BY INSTITUTION. Officers, reward, and punishmentOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER XIX. OF THE SEVERALL KINDS OF COMMON-WEALTH BY INSTITUTION,
27CHAPTER XIX. OF THE SEVERALL KINDS OF COMMON-WEALTH BY INSTITUTION,. Three forms, no fourthOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER XX. OF DOMINION PATERNALL AND DESPOTICALL
29CHAPTER XX. OF DOMINION PATERNALL AND DESPOTICALL. Conquest and paternal ruleOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER XXI. OF THE LIBERTY OF SUBJECTS
31CHAPTER XXI. OF THE LIBERTY OF SUBJECTS. Natural liberty and civil limitsOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER XXII. OF SYSTEMES SUBJECT, POLITICALL, AND PRIVATE
33CHAPTER XXII. OF SYSTEMES SUBJECT, POLITICALL, AND PRIVATE. Regular bodies and their limitsOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER XXIII. OF THE PUBLIQUE MINISTERS OF SOVERAIGN POWER
35CHAPTER XXIII. OF THE PUBLIQUE MINISTERS OF SOVERAIGN POWEROriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER XXIV. OF THE NUTRITION, AND PROCREATION OF A COMMON-WEALTH
36CHAPTER XXIV. OF THE NUTRITION, AND PROCREATION OF A COMMON-WEALTHOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER XXV. OF COUNSELL
37CHAPTER XXV. OF COUNSELLOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER XXVI. OF CIVILL LAWES
38CHAPTER XXVI. OF CIVILL LAWES. Sovereign law and commandOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER XXVII. OF CRIMES, EXCUSES, AND EXTENUATIONS
42CHAPTER XXVII. OF CRIMES, EXCUSES, AND EXTENUATIONS. Sin, crime, and intentionOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER XXVIII. OF PUNISHMENTS, AND REWARDS
45CHAPTER XXVIII. OF PUNISHMENTS, AND REWARDS. Punishment and lawful authorityOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER XXIX. OF THOSE THINGS THAT WEAKEN, OR TEND TO THE DISSOLUTION OF
47CHAPTER XXIX. OF THOSE THINGS THAT WEAKEN, OR TEND TO THE DISSOLUTION OF. Diseases of dissolutionOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER XXX. OF THE OFFICE OF THE SOVERAIGN REPRESENTATIVE
49CHAPTER XXX. OF THE OFFICE OF THE SOVERAIGN REPRESENTATIVE. The sovereign's teaching officeOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER XXXI. OF THE KINGDOME OF GOD BY NATURE
52CHAPTER XXXI. OF THE KINGDOME OF GOD BY NATURE. From civil duty to divine lawOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER XXXII. OF THE PRINCIPLES OF CHRISTIAN POLITIQUES
54CHAPTER XXXII. OF THE PRINCIPLES OF CHRISTIAN POLITIQUESOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER XXXIII. OF THE NUMBER, ANTIQUITY, SCOPE, AUTHORITY, AND
55CHAPTER XXXIII. OF THE NUMBER, ANTIQUITY, SCOPE, AUTHORITY, AND. Canon before authorshipOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER XXXIV. OF THE SIGNIFICATION OF SPIRIT, ANGEL, AND INSPIRATION IN
57CHAPTER XXXIV. OF THE SIGNIFICATION OF SPIRIT, ANGEL, AND INSPIRATION IN. Spirit as bodily and figurativeOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER XXXV. OF THE SIGNIFICATION IN SCRIPTURE OF KINGDOME OF GOD, OF
60CHAPTER XXXV. OF THE SIGNIFICATION IN SCRIPTURE OF KINGDOME OF GOD, OFOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER XXXVI. OF THE WORD OF GOD, AND OF PROPHETS
61CHAPTER XXXVI. OF THE WORD OF GOD, AND OF PROPHETS. Word, doctrine, and prophetOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER XXXVII. OF MIRACLES, AND THEIR USE
64CHAPTER XXXVII. OF MIRACLES, AND THEIR USEOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER XXXVIII. OF THE SIGNIFICATION IN SCRIPTURE OF ETERNALL LIFE,
65CHAPTER XXXVIII. OF THE SIGNIFICATION IN SCRIPTURE OF ETERNALL LIFE,. Earthly life after AdamOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER XXXIX. OF THE SIGNIFICATION IN SCRIPTURE OF THE WORD CHURCH
68CHAPTER XXXIX. OF THE SIGNIFICATION IN SCRIPTURE OF THE WORD CHURCH. Church under one sovereignOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER XLI. OF THE OFFICE OF OUR BLESSED SAVIOUR
71CHAPTER XLI. OF THE OFFICE OF OUR BLESSED SAVIOUROriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER XLII. OF POWER ECCLESIASTICALL
72CHAPTER XLII. OF POWER ECCLESIASTICALL. Apostolic succession and TrinityOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER XLIII. OF WHAT IS NECESSARY FOR A MANS RECEPTION INTO THE
86CHAPTER XLIII. OF WHAT IS NECESSARY FOR A MANS RECEPTION INTO THE. Salvation sets the boundaryOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER XLIV. OF SPIRITUALL DARKNESSE FROM MISINTERPRETATION OF
89CHAPTER XLIV. OF SPIRITUALL DARKNESSE FROM MISINTERPRETATION OF. Darkness, error, and clerical powerOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER XLV. OF DAEMONOLOGY, AND OTHER RELIQUES OF THE RELIGION OF THE
94CHAPTER XLV. OF DAEMONOLOGY, AND OTHER RELIQUES OF THE RELIGION OF THE. Daemonology as mistaken fearOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER XLVI. OF DARKNESSE FROM VAIN PHILOSOPHY, AND FABULOUS TRADITIONS
98CHAPTER XLVI. OF DARKNESSE FROM VAIN PHILOSOPHY, AND FABULOUS TRADITIONS. Philosophy against school learningOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
LibraryCHAPTER XLVII. OF THE BENEFIT THAT PROCEEDETH FROM SUCH DARKNESSE, AND
102CHAPTER XLVII. OF THE BENEFIT THAT PROCEEDETH FROM SUCH DARKNESSE, AND. Who benefits from clerical errorOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways
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