在政冶理论领域，“剑桥政治思想史原著系列”作为主要的学生教科丛书，如今已牢固确立了其地位。本丛书旨在使学生能够获得从古希腊到20世纪初期西方政治思想史方面所有最为重要的原著。它囊括了所有著名的经典原著，但与此同时，它又扩展了传统的评价尺度，以便能够纳入范围广泛．不那么出名的作品。而在此之前，这些作品中有许多从未有过现代英文版本可贵利用。只要可能，所选原著都会以完整而不删节的形式出版，其中的译作则是专门为本丛书的日的而安排。每一本书都有一个评论性的导言，加上巧生手表．生平梗概，进一步阅读指南，以及必要的词汇表和原文注解。本丛书的最终目的是，为西方政治思想的整个发展脉络提供一个清晰的轮廓。
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Preface
Introduction
Chronology
Critical bibliography
A note on the text
Biographical synopses
Politics drawn from the Very Words of Holy Scripture
Dedication
First Book .Of the principles of human society
First Article. Man is made to live in society
ArticleⅡ. The society of mankind gives birth to civil society, that is to say,to states, peoples, and nations
ArticleⅢ. To form nations and unite the people, it is necessary to have a government
Article Ⅳ. On laws
Article Ⅴ. Consequences of the general principles of humanity
ArticleⅥ. On the love of country
Conclusion. To conclude this book, and to reduce it to an abstract
Second Book. On authority: that the royal and hereditary [type]is the most proper for government
First Article. By whom authority has been exercised since the beginning of the world
Article [on the right of conquest]
Conclusion
Third book in which one begins to explain the nature and the　properties of royal authority
First Article. Taking notice of the essential haracteristics
ArticleⅡ. Royal authority is sacred
ArticleⅢ. Royal authority is paternal, and its proper character is goodness
Fourth book. On the characteristics of royalty (Continuation)
First Article. Royal authority is absolute
Second Article. On softness, irresolution and false firmness
Fifth book. Fourth and final characteristic of royal authority
First Article. Royal authority is subject to reason
ArticleⅡ.Means by which the prince can acquire necessary knowledge
ArticleⅢ. On dangerous curiosities and kinds of knowledge; and on the confidence one must place in God
ArticleⅣ. Consequences of the preceding doctrine: concerning majesty and its adjuncts
Sixth book. The duties of subjects toward the prince, based on the preceding doctrine
First Article. On the service one owes to the king
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Seventh Book On the particular duties of royalty
Eighth Book. The particular duties of royalty, continued :of justice
Ninth book .The supports of royalty: arms, riches of finances, and counsels
Tenth and Final Book. Continuation of helps to royalty: riches of finances; Counsel. the nconveniences and temptations which accompany royalty: and the remedies that one can bring to them
Index