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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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Born 5 April 1588
Died 4 December 1679

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  • Cover of: [Thomae Hobbes Malmesburiensis Opera philosophica, quæ Latinè scripsit, omnia: antè quidem per partes, nunc autem, post cognitas omnium objectiones, conjunctim & accuratiùs edita.]

    First published in 1668 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Thomae Hobbes... Opera philosophica quae latine scripsit omnia: in unum corpus nunc primum collecta

    First published in 1839 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Thomas Hobbes Malmesburiensis Opera philosophica quae latine scripsit omnia: in unum corpus nuna primum collecta studio et labore Gulielmi Molesworth.

    First published in 1966 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Thomæ Hobbes Malmesburiensis Opera philosophica, quæ Latinè scripsit, omnia: antè quidem per partes, nunc autem, post cognitas omnium objectiones, conjunctim & accuratiùs edita.

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  • Cover of: Three papers presented to the Royal Society against Dr. Wallis: together with considerations on Dr. Wallis his Answer to them

    First published in 1671 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: To the right honourable and others, the learned members of the Royal Society, for the advancement of the sciences...a confutation...

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  • Cover of: To the right honourable and others, the learned members of the Royal Society, for the advancement of the sciences...two propositions...

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  • Cover of: Tracts of Mr. Thomas Hobbes of Malmsbury: containing I. Behemoth, the history of the causes of the civil wars of England, from 1640 to 1660, printed from the author's own copy, never printed (but with a thousand faults) before ; II. An answer to Arch-bishop Bramhall's book, called the Catching of the Leviathan, never printed before ; III. An historical narration of heresie, and the punishment thereof, corrected by the true copy ; IV. Philosophical problems, dedicated to the King in 1662 but never printed before. --

    First published in 1682 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Tratado Sobre El Ciudadano

    First published in 2000 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Tratado Sobre El Cuerpo

    First published in 2001 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: true ecclesiastical history, from Moses to the time of Martin Luther: in verse.

    First published in 1722 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Vom Menschen.: Vom Bürger.

    First published in 1966 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Writings on Common Law and Hereditary Right (Clarendon Edition of the Works of Thomas Hobbes)

    First published in 2005 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: answer to a book published by Dr. Bramhall ... called, The Catching of the Leviathan: Togetherwith an historical narration concerning heresie, and the punishment thereof.

    First published in 1682 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: An answer to a book published by Dr. Bramhall, late bishop of Derry; called the Catching of the leviathan. Together with an historical narration concerning heresie, and the punishment thereof. By Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury

    First published in 1682 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: An historical narration concerning heresy, and the punishment thereof.

    First published in 1954 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The art of rhetoric: with A discourse of the laws of England.

    First published in 1681 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Behemot

    First published in 1999 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The collected works of Thomas Hobbes

    First published in 1992 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Considerations upon the reputation, loyalty, manners, & religion, of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury

    First published in 1680 — 1 edition
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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, Geometry, Physics, Political science, early works to 1800, Hobbes, thomas, 1588-1679, Free will and determinism, State, the, Law, Ouvrages avant 1800, Science politique, État, Collected works, Great Britain Civil War, 1642-1649, Oaths, Church history, Early works to 1700, Logic

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, Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660, 17th century, Early works to 1800, 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
  • 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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January 16, 2025 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
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January 2, 2018 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
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