Did Hobbes's political philosophy have practical intentions? There exists no "Hobbist" school of thought; no new political order was inspired by Hobbesian precepts. Yet in Behemoth Teaches Leviathan Geoffrey M. Vaughan revisits Behemoth to reveal hitherto unexplored pedagogic purpose to Hobbes's political philosophy.

Chapter 1 Practical Problems , but no Solutions? Chapter 2 Politics, Stability, and Education Chapter 3 The Lessons of Political Education Chapter 4 Learning through History and through Behemoth Chapter 5 The Structure and Lessons of Behemoth Chapter 6 Epilogue: The Return of Hobbesian Political Education