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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
26Part 2, Chapter 23
2Dedication
27Part 2, Chapter 24
3Introduction
28Part 2, Chapter 25
4Part 1, Chapter 1
29Part 2, Chapter 26
5Part 1, Chapter 2
30Part 2, Chapter 27
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6Part 1, Chapter 3
31Part 2, Chapter 28
7Part 1, Chapter 4
32Part 2, Chapter 29
8Part 1, Chapter 5
33Part 2, Chapter 30
9Part 1, Chapter 6
34Part 2, Chapter 31
10Part 1, Chapter 7
35Part 3, Chapter 32
11Part 1, Chapter 8
36Part 3, Chapter 33
12Part 1, Chapter 9
37Part 3, Chapter 34
13Part 1, Chapter 10
38Part 3, Chapter 35
14Part 1, Chapter 11
39Part 3, Chapter 36
15Part 1, Chapter 12
40Part 3, Chapter 37
16Part 1, Chapter 13
41Part 3, Chapter 38
17Part 1, Chapter 14
42Part 3, Chapter 39
18Part 1, Chapter 15
43Part 3, Chapter 40
19Part 1, Chapter 16
44Part 3, Chapter 41
20Part 2, Chapter 17
45Part 3, Chapter 42 (Part 1)
21Part 2, Chapter 18
46Part 3, Chapter 42 (Part 2)
22Part 2, Chapter 19
47Part 3, Chapter 42 (Part 3)
23Part 2, Chapter 20
48Part 3, Chapter 42 (Part 4)
24Part 2, Chapter 21
49Part 3, Chapter 43
25Part 2, Chapter 22
50Part 4, Chapter 44 (Part 1)
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