Leviathan
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The Epistle Dedicatory The Introduction Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Chapter 42 Chapter 43 Chapter 44 Chapter 45 Chapter 46 Chapter 47 Conclusion
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All Themes Nature, War, and Civil Society  Power, Common-wealths, and Monarchies Religion Fear Reason, Fact, and Philosophy
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All Characters Thomas Hobbes Aristotle God Moses Cardinal Bellarmine Christ Cicero Elizabeth I Francis Godolphin Sidney Godolphin Judas Iscariot Matthias Paul Peter Samuel Saul Solomon
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All Terms Author Common-wealth Consecration Covenant Craft Discourse Dreams Experience Fancy Gentile Idolatry Imagination The Laws of Nature Martyr Memory Miracle Passions Prophet Prudence Punishment Science Sign Sovereign Subject Transubstantiation War
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All Symbols Leviathan
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All Quizzes The Epistle Dedicatory: To My Most Honor’d Friend Mr. Francis Godolphin of Godolphin Quiz The Introduction Quiz Chapter 1: Of Sense Quiz Chapter 2: Of Imagination Quiz Chapter 3: Of the Consequence or Trayne of Imaginations Quiz Chapter 4: Of Speech Quiz Chapter 5: Of Reason, and Science Quiz Chapter 6: Of the Interiour Beginnings of Voluntary Motions; commonly called the PASSIONS. And the Speeches by which they are expressed. Quiz Chapter 7: Of the Ends, or Resolutions of Discourse Quiz Chapter 8: Of the VERTUES commonly called INTELLECTUAL: and their contrary DEFECTS Quiz Chapter 9: Of the Severall Subjects of Knowledge Quiz Chapter 10: Of Power, Worth, Dignity, Honour, and Worthinesse Quiz Chapter 11: Of the difference of Manners Quiz Chapter 12: Of Religion Quiz Chapter 13: Of the Naturall Condition of Mankind, as concerning their Felicity, and Misery Quiz Chapter 14: Of the first and second NATURALL LAWES, and of CONTRACTS Quiz Chapter 15: Of other Lawes of Nature Quiz Chapter 16: Of PERSONS, AUTHORS, and things Personated Quiz Chapter 17: Of the Causes, Generation, and Definition of a COMMON-WEALTH Quiz Chapter 18: Of the RIGHTS of Soveraignes by Institution Quiz Chapter 19: Of the severall Kinds of Common-wealth by Institution, and of Succession to the Soveraigne Power Quiz Chapter 20: Of Dominion PATERNALL, and DESPOTICALL Quiz Chapter 21: Of the Liberty of Subjects Quiz Chapter 22: Of Systemes Subject, Politicall, and Private Quiz Chapter 23: Of the PUBLIQUE MINISTERS of Soveraign Power Quiz Chapter 24: Of the NUTRITION, and PROCREATION of a Common-wealth Quiz Chapter 25: Of COUNSELL Quiz Chapter 26: Of CIVILL LAWES Quiz Chapter 27: Of CRIMES, EXCUSES, and EXTENUATIONS Quiz Chapter 28: Of PUNISHMENTS, and REWARDS Quiz Chapter 29: Of those things that Weaken, or tend to the DISSOLUTION of a Common-wealth Quiz Chapter 30: Of the OFFICE of the Soveraign Representative Quiz Chapter 31: OF the KINGDOME OF GOD by NATURE Quiz Chapter 32: Of the Principles of CHRISTIAN POLITTIQUES Quiz Chapter 33: of the Number, Antiquity, Scope, Authority, and Interpreters of the Books of Holy SCRIPTURE Quiz Chapter 34: Of the Signification of SPIRIT, ANGEL, and INSPIRATION in the Books of Holy Scripture Quiz Chapter 35: Of the Signification in Scripture of KINGDOME OF GOD, of HOLY, SACRED, and SACRAMENT Quiz Chapter 36: Of the WORD of GOD, and of PROPHETS Quiz Chapter 37: Of MIRACLES, and their Use Quiz Chapter 38: Of the Signification in Scripture of ETERNALL LIFE, HELL, SALVATION, THE WORLD TO COME, and REDEMPTION Quiz Chapter 39: Of the signification in Scripture of the word CHURCH Quiz Chapter 40: Of the RIGHTS of the Kingdome of God, in Abraham, Moses, the High Priests, and the Kings of Judah Quiz Chapter 41: Of the OFFICE of our BLESSED SAVIOUR Quiz Chapter 42: Of POWER ECCLESIASTICALL Quiz Chapter 43: Of what is NECESSARY for a Mans Reception into the Kingdome of Heaven Quiz Chapter 44: Of Spirituall Darkness from MISINTERPRETATION of Scripture Quiz Chapter 45: Of DÆMONOLOGY, and other Reliques of the Religion of the Gentiles Quiz Chapter 46: Of DARKNESS from VAIN PHILOSOPHY, and FABULOUS TRADITIONS Quiz Chapter 47: Of the BENEFIT that proceedeth from such Darknesse, and to whom it accreweth Quiz A REVIEW, and CONCLUSION Quiz
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Leviathan

by Thomas Hobbes

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Leviathan

Leviathan, a sea monster from the biblical Book of Job that is usually depicted as giant crocodile, is used within Christianity as a metaphor for the power of people united as one. In Thomas Hobbes…

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