The volume begins with the recent history of the discourses, first published as part of the anonymous 17th-century work, "Horae Subsecivae". The editors present the complete texts of the discourse with full annotations and modernized spellings.
PrefacePt. 1: Hobbes and the Horae Subsecivae Pt. 2: Three Discourses by Thomas Hobbes Pt. 3: Hobbes and the Beginnings of Modern Political Thought Pt. 4: Statistical Wordprinting Bibliography Index