Leviathan, Parts I and IIThis Broadview edition of Hobbes's classic work of political philosophy includes the full text of Part I (Of Man), Part II (Of Commonwealth), and the Review and Conclusion. The appendices, which set the work in its historical context, include a rich selection of contemporary responses to Leviathan. Also included are an introduction, explanatory notes, and a chronology of Hobbes's life. Please note that the Broadview Edition of the complete Leviathan also remains available |
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Page x
... example , about the state of nature , Robert Filmer wrote , I cannot understand how this right of nature can be con- ceived without imagining a company of men at the very first to have been all created together without any dependence ...
... example , about the state of nature , Robert Filmer wrote , I cannot understand how this right of nature can be con- ceived without imagining a company of men at the very first to have been all created together without any dependence ...
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... example , in order to prove the first law , suppose that people do not seek peace . It follows from that proposition that people are not acting in a way that preserves their life . But this contradicts the definition of a law of nature ...
... example , in order to prove the first law , suppose that people do not seek peace . It follows from that proposition that people are not acting in a way that preserves their life . But this contradicts the definition of a law of nature ...
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... example , ' HONOUR ' and ' ENEMY ' . But I have changed to lower case most nouns that were capitalized ; for example , ' Commonwealth ' , ' Honour ' , and ' Nature ' become ' com- monwealth ' , ' honour ' , and ' nature ' . All items in ...
... example , ' HONOUR ' and ' ENEMY ' . But I have changed to lower case most nouns that were capitalized ; for example , ' Commonwealth ' , ' Honour ' , and ' Nature ' become ' com- monwealth ' , ' honour ' , and ' nature ' . All items in ...
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... example , No man can know by discourse that this or that is , has been , or will be ; which is to know absolutely ... example , ... All which causes do manifestly appear in the examples fol- lowing means , All of these causes [ of ...
... example , No man can know by discourse that this or that is , has been , or will be ; which is to know absolutely ... example , ... All which causes do manifestly appear in the examples fol- lowing means , All of these causes [ of ...
Page xxi
... example , where he says , " in the body natural , " we would say , " in the natural body . " Often he uses ' but ' where we would use ' nothing but ' , e.g. ' multi- plication is but adding together of things equal ' . Editions of 1651 ...
... example , where he says , " in the body natural , " we would say , " in the natural body . " Often he uses ' but ' where we would use ' nothing but ' , e.g. ' multi- plication is but adding together of things equal ' . Editions of 1651 ...
Contents
V | 1 |
VI | 13 |
VII | 15 |
VIII | 20 |
IX | 25 |
X | 33 |
XI | 40 |
XII | 50 |
XXVIII | 167 |
XXIX | 179 |
XXXI | 183 |
XXXII | 189 |
XXXIII | 197 |
XXXIV | 216 |
XXXV | 230 |
XXXVI | 238 |
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absolute according actions amongst appetite Aristotle assembly atheism authority believe benefit body called cause chapter civil law command common commonwealth condition consequently consisteth contrary counsel covenant crime death declared dependeth desire discourse dishonour divers divine doctrine dominion doth Edward Coke enemy English Civil War equal equity evil false fancy fear give God's hath Hobbes Hobbes's honour hurt imagination injury injustice institution John Bramhall judge judgement justice kill king kingdom law of nature lawfully Leviathan liberty live maketh man's mankind manner matter means monarchy monwealth motion natural reason never obedience obey obliged observe opinion particular passions peace person political preservation propriety protection punishment received religion representative Robert Filmer Samuel Pufendorf sense sentence signify signs sometimes sover sovereign power sovereignty speech thereby things Thomas Hobbes Thomas Tenison thought tion true unjust unto virtue wealth whatsoever wherein whereof words worship