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Thomas Hobbes

Thomas Hobbes, in some older texts Thomas Hobbs of Malmsbury, was an English philosopher, remembered today for his work on political philosophy. His 1651 book Leviathan established the foundation for most of Western political philosophy from the perspective of social contract theory.

Hobbes also contributed to a diverse array of fields, including history, geometry, physics of gases, theology, ethics, general philosophy, and political science. His account of human nature as self-interested cooperation has proved to be an enduring theory in the field of philosophical anthropology. He was one of the main philosophers who founded materialism.1

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English philosopher (1588–1679)

Born 5 April 1588
Died 4 December 1679

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Photo of Thomas Hobbes

English philosopher (1588–1679)

Born 5 April 1588
Died 4 December 1679

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Early works to 1800 Political science Natural law The State Philosophy History Authority Mathematics Geometry Physics English Philosophy Free will and determinism Political science, early works to 1800 Hobbes, thomas, 1588-1679 State, the Law Oaths Ouvrages avant 1800 Science politique Poetry État Causes Church history Collected works Great Britain Civil War, 1642-1649

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Great Britain England Peak District (England) Derbyshire (England) Greece Peak District

People

Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) John Bramhall (1594-1663) John Wallis (1616-1703) Robert Boyle (1627-1691) Thomas White (1593-1676) Anthony à Wood (1632-1695) Aristotle Frederick James Eugene Woodbridge (1867- ,) Frederick James Eugene Woodbridge (1867-1940) Homer John Fell (1625-1686) John Fell Bp. of Oxford (1625-1686) John Wallis John Wallis (1616-1703,) René Descartes (1596-1650) T. White Thucydides William D'Avenant Sir (1606-1668)

Time

Civil War, 1642-1649 Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660 17th century Early works to 1800 1642-1660 Early modern, 1500-1700 1500-1800 Early works to 1850 Ouvrages avant 1700 Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C.

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Alternative names

  • THOMAS HOBBES
  • HOBBES, THOMAS, 1588-1679.
  • Thomas Hobbs Malmesburiensis
  • Thomas, Hobbs
  • Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679
  • Hobbes Thomas 1588-1679
  • Thomas Hobbe
  • Thomas Thomas Hobbes
  • HOBBES THOMAS
  • Thomas Hobbess
  • Thomas HOBBES
  • Thomas 1588-1679 Hobbes
  • thomas hobbes
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