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- DictionaryHobbes, Thomas/ˈhäbz/
- 1. (1588–1679), English philosopher. He believed that human action was motivated entirely by selfish concerns, notably fear of death. He is best known for his treatise Leviathan, or the Matter, Form, and Power of a Commonwealth, Ecclesiastical and Civil (1651).
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Apr 1, 2024 · Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher, scientist, and historian best known for his political philosophy, especially as articulated in his masterpiece Leviathan (1651). His enduring contribution was as a political philosopher who justified wide-ranging government powers on the basis of the self-interested consent of citizens.
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Thomas Hobbes ( / hɒbz / HOBZ; 5 April 1588 – 4 December 1679) was an English philosopher. Hobbes is best known for his 1651 book Leviathan, in which he expounds an influential formulation of social contract theory. [4] . He is considered to be one of the founders of modern political philosophy. [5] [6]
Mar 11, 2009 · Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679), whose current reputation rests largely on his political philosophy, was a thinker with wide-ranging interests. In philosophy, he defended a range of materialist, nominalist, and empiricist views against Cartesian and Aristotelian alternatives.
Nov 27, 2023 · Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher known for his work Leviathan where he presents a negative view of human nature and calls for a strong government system based on an all-powerful monarchy. What were Thomas Hobbes main ideas?
- Mark Cartwright
- What were Thomas Hobbes main ideas?Thomas Hobbes' main ideas include: people act out of self-interest, they consequently form a social contract (society) to protect themselves, and a...
- Why was Thomas Hobbes important to the Enlightenment?Thomas Hobbes was important in the Enlightenment because he was one of the first thinkers to remove the Church from state affairs. His idea of a so...
Feb 12, 2002 · Hobbes is famous for his early and elaborate development of what has come to be known as “social contract theory”, the method of justifying political principles or arrangements by appeal to the agreement that would be made among suitably situated rational, free, and equal persons.
- Sharon A. Lloyd, Susanne Sreedhar
- 2002
Aug 8, 2023 · Learn about the life and work of Thomas Hobbes, a 17th-century philosopher who wrote about politics, ethics, science and mathematics. Find out his views on the state of nature, the social contract, the Leviathan and his disputes with Descartes.
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