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Leviathan or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Common-Wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil, commonly referred to as
Leviathan, is a book written by Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) and published in 1651 (revised Latin edition 1668). Its name derives from the biblical Leviathan. The work concerns the structure of society and legitimate government, and is regarded as one of the earliest and most influential examples of social contract theory.
Leviathan ranks as a classic Western work on statecraft comparable to Machiavelli's
The Prince. Written during the English Civil War (1642-1651),
Leviathan argues for a social contract and rule by an absolute sovereign. Hobbes wrote that civil war and the brute situation of a state of nature ("the war of all against all") could only be avoided by strong, undivided government.
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GenreLiterary Classics
Length21 hrs 59 mins
Narrated byJames Taylor, Cynthia Franklin
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateMay 1, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Opening Credits
29Part 2, Chapter 26
2Dedication
30Part 2, Chapter 27
3Introduction
31Part 2, Chapter 28
4Part 1, Chapter 1
32Part 2, Chapter 29
5Part 1, Chapter 2
33Part 2, Chapter 30
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6Part 1, Chapter 3
34Part 2, Chapter 31
7Part 1, Chapter 4
35Part 3, Chapter 32
8Part 1, Chapter 5
36Part 3, Chapter 33
9Part 1, Chapter 6
37Part 3, Chapter 34
10Part 1, Chapter 7
38Part 3, Chapter 35
11Part 1, Chapter 8
39Part 3, Chapter 36
12Part 1, Chapter 9
40Part 3, Chapter 37
13Part 1, Chapter 10
41Part 3, Chapter 38
14Part 1, Chapter 11
42Part 3, Chapter 39
15Part 1, Chapter 12
43Part 3, Chapter 40
16Part 1, Chapter 13
44Part 3, Chapter 41
17Part 1, Chapter 14
45Part 3, Chapter 42 (Part 1)
18Part 1, Chapter 15
46Part 3, Chapter 42 (Part 2)
19Part 1, Chapter 16
47Part 3, Chapter 42 (Part 3)
20Part 2, Chapter 17
48Part 3, Chapter 42 (Part 4)
21Part 2, Chapter 18
49Part 3, Chapter 43
22Part 2, Chapter 19
50Part 4, Chapter 44 (Part 1)
23Part 2, Chapter 20
51Part 4, Chapter 44 (Part 2)
24Part 2, Chapter 21
52Part 4, Chapter 45
25Part 2, Chapter 22
53Part 4, Chapter 46
26Part 2, Chapter 23
54Part 4, Chapter 47
27Part 2, Chapter 24
55A Review and Conclusion
28Part 2, Chapter 25
56Closing Credits
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