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Hobbes, 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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English philosopher
Thomas Hobbes ( 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 ... Wikipedia
- Born: April 5, 1588, Malmesbury, England
- Died: December 4, 1679, Derbyshire, England
- Parents: Thomas Hobbes Sr.
- Education: Magdalen College, Oxford, University of Oxford, Hertford College, Oxford, St John's College, Cambridge
- Written: Leviathan, De Cive
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