Quotessence
Home / Books / Leviathan, Parts I and II

Leviathan, Parts I and II

Book by Thomas Hobbes · 7 quotes · Men, Leviathan, May

Filter quotes by topic

AllMenLeviathanMayLawLibertyNatureNature Of ManPrincipalUseAcknowledgeAll ThingsAnimalArtArtificialArtificial LifeBelieveCasesCattleCausesChildren

Leviathan, Parts I and II Quotes

“Nature (the Art whereby God hath made and governs the World) is by the Art of man, as in many other things, so in this also imitated, that it can make an Artificial Animal. For seeing life is but a motion of Limbs, the beginning whereof is in some principal part within; why may we not say, that all Automata (Engines that move themselves by springs and wheels as doth a watch) have an artificial life?”

MenWorldMayArtMadeMovingLife IsNatureAnimalWatchesSeeingSpringHuman LifeWheelsEnginesArtificialPrincipalLimbsArtificial Life
Book:Leviathan, Parts I and II
Create image

“So that in the nature of man, we find three principal causes of quarrel. First, competition; secondly, diffidence; thirdly, glory. The first maketh men invade for gain; the second, for safety; and the third, for reputation. The first use violence, to make themselves masters of other men's persons, wives, children, and cattle; the second, to defend them; the third, for trifles, as a word, a smile, a different opinion, and any other sign of undervalue, either direct in their persons or by reflection in their kindred, their friends, their nation, their profession, or their name.”

MenFirstsChildrenPersonsDifferentUseThreeNamesNationsCausesOpinionWifeViolenceMastersGloryReflectionGainsDirectThirdsSafetyCompetitionProfessionReputationPrincipalQuarrelsTriflesCattleNature Of ManKindredDifferent OpinionsDiffidence
Book:Leviathan, Parts I and II
Create image