Leviathan

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By Thomas Hobbes

THE INTRODUCTION

PART 1 OF MAN

CHAPTER I. OF SENSE

CHAPTER II. OF IMAGINATION

Memory

Dreams

Apparitions Or Visions

Understanding

CHAPTER III. OF THE CONSEQUENCE OR TRAYNE OF IMAGINATIONS

Trayne Of Thoughts Unguided

Trayne Of Thoughts Regulated

Remembrance

Prudence

Signes

Conjecture Of The Time Past

CHAPTER IV. OF SPEECH

Originall Of Speech

The Use Of Speech

Abuses Of Speech

Names Proper and Common Universall

Subject To Names

Use Of Names Positive

Negative Names With Their Uses

Words Insignificant

Understanding (2)

Inconstant Names

CHAPTER V. OF REASON, AND SCIENCE.

Reason What It Is

Reason Defined

Right Reason Where

The Use Of Reason

Of Error And Absurdity

Causes Of Absurditie

Science

Prudence and Sapience, With Their Difference

Signes Of Science

CHAPTER VI. OF THE INTERIOUR BEGINNINGS OF VOLUNTARY MOTIONS

Motion Vitall And Animal

Endeavour; Appetite; Desire; Hunger; Thirst; Aversion

Contempt

Good Evill

Pulchrum Turpe; Delightfull Profitable; Unpleasant Unprofitable

Delight Displeasure

Pleasure Offence

Pleasures Of Sense; Pleasures Of The Mind; Joy Paine Griefe

The Will

Formes Of Speech, In Passion

Good And Evill Apparent

Felicity

Praise Magnification

CHAPTER VII. OF THE ENDS OR RESOLUTIONS OF DISCOURSE

Judgement, or Sentence Final; Doubt

Science Opinion Conscience

Beliefe Faith

CHAPTER VIII. OF THE VERTUES COMMONLY CALLED INTELLECTUAL; AND THEIR CONTRARY DEFECTS

Intellectuall Vertue Defined

Wit, Naturall, Or Acquired

Good Wit, Or Fancy; Good Judgement; Discretion

Prudence (2)

Craft

Acquired Wit

Giddinesse Madnesse

Rage

Melancholy

Insignificant Speech

CHAPTER IX. OF THE SEVERALL SUBJECTS OF KNOWLEDGE

CHAPTER X. OF POWER, WORTH, DIGNITY, HONOUR AND WORTHINESS

Power

Worth

Dignity

To Honour and Dishonour

Titles of Honour

Worthinesse Fitnesse

CHAPTER XI. OF THE DIFFERENCE OF MANNERS

What Is Here Meant By Manners

A Restlesse Desire Of Power, In All Men

Love Of Contention From Competition

Civil Obedience From Love Of Ease

From Feare Of Death Or Wounds

And From Love Of Arts

Love Of Vertue, From Love Of Praise

Hate, From Difficulty Of Requiting Great Benefits

And From Conscience Of Deserving To Be Hated

Promptnesse To Hurt, From Fear

And From Distrust Of Their Own Wit

Vain Undertaking From Vain-glory

Ambition, From Opinion Of Sufficiency

Irresolution, From Too Great Valuing Of Small Matters

And From The Ignorance Of Naturall Causes

And From Want Of Understanding

Credulity From Ignorance Of Nature

Curiosity To Know, From Care Of Future Time

Naturall Religion, From The Same

CHAPTER XII. OF RELIGION

Religion, In Man Onely

First, From His Desire Of Knowing Causes

From The Consideration Of The Beginning Of Things

From His Observation Of The Sequell Of Things

Which Makes Them Fear The Power Of Invisible Things

And Suppose Them Incorporeall

But Know Not The Way How They Effect Anything

But Honour Them As They Honour Men

And Attribute To Them All Extraordinary Events

Foure Things, Naturall Seeds Of Religion

Made Different By Culture

The Absurd Opinion Of Gentilisme

The Causes Of Change In Religion

Injoyning Beleefe Of Impossibilities

Doing Contrary To The Religion They Establish

Want Of The Testimony Of Miracles

CHAPTER XIII. OF THE NATURALL CONDITION OF MANKIND, AS CONCERNING THEIR FELICITY, AND MISERY

From Equality Proceeds Diffidence

From Diffidence Warre

Out Of Civil States,

The Incommodites Of Such A War

In Such A Warre, Nothing Is Unjust

The Passions That Incline Men To Peace

CHAPTER XIV. OF THE FIRST AND SECOND NATURALL LAWES, AND OF CONTRACTS

Right Of Nature What

Liberty What

A Law Of Nature What

Naturally Every Man Has Right To Everything

The Fundamental Law Of Nature

The Second Law Of Nature

What it is to lay down a Right

Renouncing (or) Transferring Right What; Obligation Duty Justice

Not All Rights Are Alienable

Contract What The mutuall transferring of Right, is that which men call CONTRACT.

Covenant What

Free-gift

Signes Of Contract Expresse

Signes Of Contract By Inference

Free Gift Passeth By Words Of The Present Or Past

Merit What

Covenants Of Mutuall Trust, When Invalid

Right To The End, Containeth Right To The Means

No Covenant With Beasts

Nor With God Without Speciall Revelation

No Covenant, But Of Possible And Future

Covenants How Made Voyd

Covenants Extorted By Feare Are Valide

The Former Covenant To One, Makes Voyd The Later To Another

A Mans Covenant Not To Defend Himselfe, Is Voyd

No Man Obliged To Accuse Himselfe

The End Of An Oath; The Forme Of As Oath

No Oath, But By God

An Oath Addes Nothing To The Obligation

CHAPTER XV. OF OTHER LAWES OF NATURE

The Third Law Of Nature, Justice

Justice And Injustice What

Justice Not Contrary To Reason

Covenants Not Discharged By The Vice Of The Person To Whom Made

Justice Of Men, And Justice Of Actions What

Justice Of Manners, And Justice Of Actions

Nothing Done To A Man, By His Own Consent Can Be Injury

Justice Commutative, And Distributive

The Fourth Law Of Nature, Gratitude

The Fifth, Mutuall accommodation, or Compleasance

The Sixth, Facility To Pardon

The Seventh, That In Revenges, Men Respect Onely The Future Good

The Eighth, Against Contumely

The Ninth, Against Pride

The Tenth Against Arrogance

The Eleventh Equity

The Twelfth, Equall Use Of Things Common

The Thirteenth, Of Lot

The Fourteenth, Of Primogeniture, And First Seising

The Fifteenth, Of Mediators

The Sixteenth, Of Submission To Arbitrement

The Seventeenth, No Man Is His Own Judge

The Eighteenth, No Man To Be Judge, That Has In Him Cause Of Partiality

The Nineteenth, Of Witnesse

A Rule, By Which The Laws Of Nature May Easily Be Examined

The Lawes Of Nature Oblige In Conscience Alwayes,

The Laws Of Nature Are Eternal;

And Yet Easie

The Science Of These Lawes, Is The True Morall Philosophy

CHAPTER XVI. OF PERSONS, AUTHORS, AND THINGS PERSONATED

Person Naturall, And Artificiall

The Word Person, Whence

Actor, Author; Authority

Covenants By Authority, Bind The Author

But Not The Actor

The Authority Is To Be Shewne

Things Personated, Inanimate

Irrational

False Gods

The True God

A Multitude Of Men, How One Person

Every One Is Author

An Actor May Be Many Men Made One By Plurality Of Voyces

Representatives, When The Number Is Even, Unprofitable

Negative Voyce

PART II. OF COMMON-WEALTH

CHAPTER XVII. OF THE CAUSES, GENERATION, AND DEFINITION OF A

The End Of Common-wealth, Particular Security

Which Is Not To Be Had From The Law Of Nature:

Nor From The Conjunction Of A Few Men Or Familyes

Nor From A Great Multitude, Unlesse Directed By One Judgement

And That Continually

Why Certain Creatures Without Reason, Or Speech,

Do Neverthelesse Live In Society, Without Any Coercive Power

The Generation Of A Common-wealth

The Definition Of A Common-wealth

Soveraigne, And Subject, What

CHAPTER XVIII. OF THE RIGHTS OF SOVERAIGNES BY INSTITUTION

The Act Of Instituting A Common-wealth, What

The Consequences To Such Institution, Are

I. The Subjects Cannot Change The Forme Of Government

From this Institution of a Common-wealth are derived all the Rights, and

2. Soveraigne Power Cannot Be Forfeited

3. No Man Can Without Injustice Protest Against The

4. The Soveraigns Actions Cannot Be Justly Accused By The Subject

5. What Soever The Soveraigne Doth, Is Unpunishable By The Subject

6. The Soveraigne Is Judge Of What Is Necessary For The Peace And Defence Of His Subjects

And Judge Of What Doctrines Are Fit To Be Taught Them

7. The Right Of Making Rules, Whereby The Subject May Every Man

8. To Him Also Belongeth The Right Of All Judicature And Decision Of Controversies:

9. And Of Making War, And Peace, As He Shall Think Best:

10. And Of Choosing All Counsellours, And Ministers, Both Of Peace, And Warre:

11. And Of Rewarding, And Punishing, And That (Where No Former

12. And Of Honour And Order

These Rights Are Indivisible

And Can By No Grant Passe Away Without Direct Renouncing Of The Soveraign Power

The Power And Honour Of Subjects Vanisheth In The Presence Of The Power Soveraign

Soveraigne Power Not Hurtfull As The Want Of It, And The Hurt Proceeds For The Greatest Part From Not

CHAPTER XIX. OF THE SEVERALL KINDS OF COMMON-WEALTH BY

The Different Formes Of Common-wealths But Three

Tyranny And Oligarchy, But Different Names Of Monarchy, And Aristocracy

Subordinate Representatives Dangerous

Comparison Of Monarchy, With Soveraign Assemblyes

Of The Right Of Succession

Succession Passeth By Expresse Words;

Or, By Not Controlling A Custome;

Or, By Presumption Of Naturall Affection

To Dispose Of The Succession, Though To A King Of Another Nation, Not Unlawfull

CHAPTER XX. OF DOMINION PATERNALL AND DESPOTICALL

Wherein Different From A Common-wealth By Institution

The Rights Of Soveraignty The Same In Both

Dominion Paternall How Attained Not By Generation, But By Contract

Or Education;

Or Precedent Subjection Of One Of The Parents To The Other

LEVIATHAN



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