Leviathan · Character
Cicero
Roman orator and philosopher, cited for political and legal theories.
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First appearance: part i of man
Cicero shows up with force in Of Speech. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Cited alongside Aristotle and Thomas as an example of a doctor whose authority is misused by those who value words without understanding.
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In Of Speech: Cited alongside Aristotle and Thomas as an example of a doctor whose authority is misused by those who value words without understanding. Later, in Of Persons, Authors, and Things Personated: Cited for…
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- Historical and theological exemplars
- Biblical and religious leaders
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because it reveals the sovereign's right to punish is not a gift from subj…
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- Of Speech
- Of Persons, Authors, and Things Personated
- Of the Nutrition and Procreation of a Commonwealth
- Of Punishments and Rewards
- XLVI: Of Darkness from Vain Philosophy and Fabulous Traditions
- Of the Benefit That Proceedeth from Such Darkness, and to Whom It Accrueth
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See Cicero in part i of man