Leviathan

Historical allegory about a fantastical world where a giant sea monster serves as a symbol of absolute power and control, exploring themes of government, power, and human nature through a fictionalized account of the 17th-century English Civil War.

• Leviathan
• Contents
• The Introduction
• Part I. Of Man
• 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
• Part Ii. Of 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
• Part Iii. Of A Christian Common-wealth
• 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 Xlii. Of Power Ecclesiasticall - Matthias Made Apostle By The Congregation.
• Chapter Xlii. Of Power Ecclesiasticall - Of The Popes Temporall Power
• Chapter Xliii. Of What Is Necessary For A Mans Reception Into The Kingdome Of Heaven
• Part Iv. Of The Kindome Of Darknesse
• Chapter Xlv. Of Daemonology, And Other Reliques Of The Religion Of The Gentiles
• Chapter Xlvi. Of Darknesse From Vain Philosophy, And Fabulous Traditions
• A Review, And Conclusion