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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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Hobbes's Leviathan: reprinted from the edition of 1651

by Thomas Hobbes
First published in 1651 — 99 editions
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The English works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury

by Thomas Hobbes First published in 1839 — 22 editions
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The elements of law, natural and politic

by Thomas Hobbes First published in 1684 — 21 editions

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Behemoth: or, The Long Parliament

by Thomas Hobbes
First published in 1680 — 13 editions
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De cive: or, The citizen.

by Thomas Hobbes
First published in 1949 — 13 editions
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Elementa philosophica de cive

by Thomas Hobbes First published in 1647 — 11 editions
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Man and citizen: Thomas Hobbes's De homine

by Thomas Hobbes First published in 1972 — 9 editions

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Leviathan: Happy Halloween

by Thomas Hobbes First published in 2017 — 8 editions

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Leviathan: oder Stoff, Form und Gewalt eines kirchlichen und bürgerlichen Staates

by Thomas Hobbes First published in 1935 — 8 editions
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The collected English works of Thomas Hobbes

by Thomas Hobbes First published in 1997 — 7 editions

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

by Thomas Hobbes
First published in 1905 — 7 editions
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Thomae Hobbes Malmesburiensis Opera philosophica quae latine scripsit omnia

by Thomas Hobbes First published in 1839 — 7 editions

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Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes

by Thomas Hobbes First published in 2020 — 6 editions

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Selections

by Thomas Hobbes First published in 1930 — 6 editions
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Behemoth; or, The Long Parliament

by Thomas Hobbes First published in 1889 — 6 editions

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De mirabilibus pecci: being the wonders of The Peak in Darby-shire, commonly called the Devil's Arse of Peak. In English and Latine.

by Thomas Hobbes First published in 1627 — 6 editions

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Elemente der Philosophie.

by Thomas Hobbes First published in 1655 — 6 editions
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Reason of state, propaganda, and the Thirty Years' War: an unknown translation

by Thomas Hobbes and Noel Malcolm First published in 2007 — 4 editions

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Leviathan, or, The matter, form and power of a commonwealth, ecclesiastical and civil

by Thomas Hobbes First published in 1651 — 4 editions

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by Thomas Hobbes First published in 1681 — 4 editions

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English philosopher (1588–1679)

Born	5 April 1588
Died	4 December 1679

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OLID: OL50870A
Amazon ID: B000APG7MA
GoodReads: 10122
ISNI: 0000000121347861
LibraryThing: hobbesthomas-1
LibriVox: 4335
Project Gutenberg: 1133
VIAF: 59083895
Wikidata: Q37621
Inventaire.io: wd:Q37621

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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
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