Leviathan

🦉Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679), an English philosopher, lived during the tumultuous times of the English Civil War, which profoundly influenced his thinking about 🍃Forms of government and 🍃Society or community He studied at Oxford and traveled extensively in Europe, engaging with intellectual luminaries of the era, which informed his materialist and mechanistic views. Hobbes published "Leviathan" in 1651, a period marked by political chaos and the emergence of modern 🍃State theories. The text ignited controversy for its staunch defense of 🍃Absolute sovereignty and materialist philosophy, drawing both fierce criticism and support. Over time, "Leviathan" became foundational in 🌿Political Philosophy, impacting 🌿Liberalism, and influencing thinkers like 🦉John Locke 🦉Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Its ideas resonate in contemporary discussions on , 🍃The Social Contract, and governance.

Guiding Question

What must we sacrifice for peace?

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THE INTRODUCTION CHAPTER I. OF SENSE CHAPTER II. OF IMAGINATION CHAPTER III. OF THE CONSEQUENCE OR TRAYNE OF IMAGINATIONS CHAPTER IV. OF SPEECH CHAPTER V. OF REASON, AND SCIENCE.CHAPTER VI. OF THE INTERIOUR BEGINNINGS OF VOLUNTARY MOTIONS COMMONLY CALLED THE PASSIONS, AND THE SPEECHES BY WHICH THEY ARE EXPRESSED.CHAPTER VII. OF THE ENDS OR RESOLUTIONS OF DISCOURSE CHAPTER VIII. OF THE VERTUES COMMONLY CALLED INTELLECTUAL, AND THEIR CONTRARY DEFECTS CHAPTER IX. OF THE SEVERALL SUBJECTS OF KNOWLEDGE CHAPTER X. OF POWER, WORTH, DIGNITY, HONOUR AND WORTHINESS CHAPTER XI. OF THE DIFFERENCE OF MANNERS CHAPTER XII. OF RELIGION CHAPTER XIII. OF THE NATURALL CONDITION OF MANKIND, AS CONCERNING THEIR FELICITY, AND MISERY CHAPTER XIV. OF THE FIRST AND SECOND NATURALL LAWES, AND OF CONTRACTS CHAPTER XV. OF OTHER LAWES OF NATURE CHAPTER XVI. OF PERSONS, AUTHORS, AND THINGS PERSONATED CHAPTER XVII. OF THE CAUSES, GENERATION, AND DEFINITION OF A COMMON-WEALTH CHAPTER XVIII. OF THE RIGHTS OF SOVERAIGNES BY INSTITUTION CHAPTER XIX. OF THE SEVERALL KINDS OF COMMON-WEALTH BY INSTITUTION, AND OF SUCCESSION TO THE SOVERAIGNE POWER CHAPTER XX. OF DOMINION PATERNALL AND DESPOTICALL CHAPTER XXI. OF THE LIBERTY OF SUBJECTS CHAPTER XXII. OF SYSTEMES SUBJECT, POLITICALL, AND PRIVATE CHAPTER XXIII. OF THE PUBLIQUE MINISTERS OF SOVERAIGN POWER CHAPTER XXIV. OF THE NUTRITION, AND PROCREATION OF A COMMON-WEALTH CHAPTER XXV. OF COUNSELL CHAPTER XXVI. OF CIVILL LAWES CHAPTER XXVII. OF CRIMES, EXCUSES, AND EXTENUATIONS CHAPTER XXVIII. OF PUNISHMENTS, AND REWARDS CHAPTER XXIX. OF THOSE THINGS THAT WEAKEN, OR TEND TO THE DISSOLUTION OF A COMMON-WEALTH CHAPTER XXX. OF THE OFFICE OF THE SOVERAIGN REPRESENTATIVE CHAPTER XXXI. OF THE KINGDOME OF GOD BY NATURE Who Are Subjects In The Kingdome Of God CHAPTER XXXII. OF THE PRINCIPLES OF CHRISTIAN POLITIQUES CHAPTER XXXIII. OF THE NUMBER, ANTIQUITY, SCOPE, AUTHORITY, AND INTERPRETERS OF THE BOOKS OF HOLY SCRIPTURE CHAPTER XXXIV. OF THE SIGNIFICATION OF SPIRIT, ANGEL, AND INSPIRATION IN THE BOOKS OF HOLY SCRIPTURE CHAPTER XXXV. OF THE SIGNIFICATION IN SCRIPTURE OF KINGDOME OF GOD, OF HOLY, SACRED, AND SACRAMENT CHAPTER XXXVI. OF THE WORD OF GOD, AND OF PROPHETS CHAPTER XXXVII. OF MIRACLES, AND THEIR USE CHAPTER XXXVIII. OF THE SIGNIFICATION IN SCRIPTURE OF ETERNALL LIFE, HELL, SALVATION, THE WORLD TO COME, AND REDEMPTION CHAPTER XXXIX. OF THE SIGNIFICATION IN SCRIPTURE OF THE WORD CHURCH CHAPTER XL. OF THE RIGHTS OF THE KINGDOME OF GOD, IN ABRAHAM, MOSES, HIGH PRIESTS, AND THE KINGS OF JUDAH CHAPTER XLI. OF THE OFFICE OF OUR BLESSED SAVIOUR CHAPTER XLII. OF POWER ECCLESIASTICALL CHAPTER XLIII. OF WHAT IS NECESSARY FOR A MANS RECEPTION INTO THE KINGDOME OF HEAVEN CHAPTER XLIV. OF SPIRITUALL DARKNESSE FROM MISINTERPRETATION OF SCRIPTURE CHAPTER XLV. OF DAEMONOLOGY, AND OTHER RELIQUES OF THE RELIGION OF THE GENTILES CHAPTER XLVI. OF DARKNESSE FROM VAIN PHILOSOPHY, AND FABULOUS TRADITIONS CHAPTER XLVII. OF THE BENEFIT THAT PROCEEDETH FROM SUCH DARKNESSE, AND TO WHOM IT ACCREWETH