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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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  • Cover of: The metaphysical system of Hobbes as contained in twelve chapters from his "Elements of philosophy concerning body," and in briefer extracts from his "Human nature" and "Leviathan"

    First published in 1905 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The metaphysical system of Hobbes [as contained] in twelve chapters from [his] "Elements of philosophy concerning body," together with briefer extracts from [his] "Human nature" and "Leviathan"

    First published in 1905 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The metaphysical system of Hobbes in twelve chapters from his "Elements of philosophy concerning body," together with briefer extracts from his "Human nature" and "Leviathan": selected by Mary Whiton Calkins.

    First published in 1905 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Metaphysical writings

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  • Cover of: moral and political works, never before collected together.: To which is prefixed, the author's life

    First published in 1750 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Oeuvres philosophiques et politiques de Thomas Hobbes: ...

    First published in 1787 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Of libertie and necessitie: a treatise, wherein all controversie concerning predestination, election, free-will, grace, merits, reprobation, &c. is fully decided and cleared, in answer to a treatise written by the Bishop of London-derry, on the same subject

    First published in 1654 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Of liberty and necessity: a treatise wherein all controversy concerning predestination, election, free-will, grace, merits, reprobation & c. is fully decided and cleared.

    First published in 1842 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: On the citizen

    First published in 1998 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Opera philosophica quæ latine scripsit omnia: in unum corpus nunc primum collecta studio et labore Gulielmi Molesworth ...

    First published in 1839 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Philosophicall rudiments concerning government and society: Or, a dissertation concerning man in his severall habitudes and respects, as the member of a society, first secular, and then sacred. Containing the elements of civill politie in the agreement which it hath both with naturall and divine lawes. In which is demonstrated, both what the origine of justice is, and wherein the essence of Christian religion doth consist. Together with the nature, limits, and qualifications both of regiment and subjection

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  • Cover of: Philosophicall rudiments concerning government and society, or, A dissertation concerning man in his severall habitudes and respects, as the member of a society, first secular, and then sacred: containing the elements of civill politie in the agreement which it hath both with naturall and divine lawes : in which is demonstrated, both what the origine of justice is, and wherein the essence of Christian religion doth consist : together with the nature, limits, and qualifications both of regiment and subjection

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  • Cover of: The philosophy of Hobbes in extracts and notes collated from his writings

    First published in 1903 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Principia et problemata aliquot geometrica: antè desperata, nunc breviter explicata & demonstrata

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  • Cover of: Problemata physica: adjunctae sunt etiam propositiones duae de duplicatione cubi, & dimensione circuli ..

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  • Cover of: Quadratura circuli, cubatio sphæræ, duplicatio cubi, breviter demonstrata

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  • Cover of: Six lessons to the professors of the mathematiques: one of geometry the other of astronomy, in the chaires set up by the noble and learned Sir Henry Savile in the University of Oxford.

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  • Cover of: Stigmai ageōmetrias, agroichias, antipoliteas, amatheias, or, Markes of the absurd geometry, rural language, Scottish church-politicks, and barbarismes of John Wallis professor of geometry and doctor of divinity

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English philosopher (1588–1679)

Born 5 April 1588
Died 4 December 1679
Subjects
Early works to 1800, Political science, The State, Natural law, Philosophy, History, Authority, Mathematics, English Philosophy, Political science, early works to 1800, Geometry, Hobbes, thomas, 1588-1679, State, the, Free will and determinism, Law, Ouvrages avant 1800, Physics, Science politique, État, Collected works, Great Britain Civil War, 1642-1649, Church history, Early works to 1700, Oaths, Philosophers
Places
Great Britain, England, Peak District (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), John Fell (1625-1686), John Fell Bp. of Oxford (1625-1686), John Wallis, John Wallis (1616-1703,), T. White, Thucydides, William D'Avenant Sir (1606-1668)
Time
Civil War, 1642-1649, Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660, 17th century, Early works to 1800, Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660, 1642-1660, 1500-1800, Early modern, 1500-1700, 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

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November 12, 2022 Edited by OnFrATa Added identifiers
September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
January 2, 2018 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
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April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import