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

    Cover of edition thematterformean00hobbuoft Cover of edition cu31924030436533 Cover of edition leviathanorthem00hobbuoft Cover of edition b24880383 Cover of edition leviathan00hobbgoog Cover of edition leviathan00hobb Cover of edition leviathanormatte00hobbrich Cover of edition leviathanauthori00hobb Cover of edition leviathanwithsel0000hobb First published in 1651 — 96 editions
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  • Cover of: The English works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury

    First published in 1839 — 22 editions
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  • Cover of: Behemoth: or, The Long Parliament

    Cover of edition behemothhistoryo0000thom First published in 1680 — 13 editions
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  • Cover of: De cive: or, The citizen.

    Cover of edition deciveorcitizen00hobb Cover of edition deciveenglishver00hobb First published in 1949 — 13 editions
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  • Cover of: Elementa philosophica de cive

    First published in 1647 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: Leviathan: oder Stoff, Form und Gewalt eines kirchlichen und bürgerlichen Staates

    First published in 1935 — 8 editions
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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 Human nature and Leviathan

    Cover of edition cu31924014604007 First published in 1905 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Elemente der Philosophie.

    First published in 1655 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Selections

    First published in 1930 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Reason of state, propaganda, and the Thirty Years' War: an unknown translation

    First published in 2007 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Opera philosophica quae latine scripsit omnia: in unum corpus nunc primum collecta studio et labore Gulielmi Molesworth

    Cover of edition operaphilosophic0002hobb Cover of edition operaphilosophic0000hobb_q5u9 First published in 1961 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The metaphysical system of Hobbes in twelve chapters from Elements of philosophy concerning body, together with briefer extracts from Human nature and Leviathan.

    First published in 1913 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Opera philosophica, quae latine scripsit, omnia in unum corpus nunc primum collecta studio et labore Gulielmi Molesworth.

    First published in 1839 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: A dialogue between a philosopher and a student of the common laws of England.

    First published in 1971 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Leviathan, or, The matter, forme and power of a common-wealth, ecclesiasticall and civill

    Cover of edition leviathanormatte00hobb_3 First published in 1651 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Leviathan, parts one and two.

    First published in 1958 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Leviathan, sive, De materia, forma, & potestate civitatis ecclesiasticae et civilis.

    First published in 1670 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Les questions concernant la liberté, la nécéssité et le hasard: controverse avec Bramhall, II

    First published in 1656 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Leviathan, part I.

    First published in 1949 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Behemoth: the history of the causes of the civil wars of England.

    First published in 1682 — 2 editions
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Born 5 April 1588
Died 4 December 1679

Subjects

Political science, Early works to 1800, The State, English Philosophy, Philosophy, Natural law, Mathematics, Hobbes, thomas, 1588-1679, Ouvrages avant 1800, Political science, early works to 1800, Politieke filosofie, State, the, Authority, Collected works, Filosofia moderna, Great Britain Civil War, 1642-1649, History, Hobbes, thomas, Liberty, Science politique, open_syllabus_project, État, 17th century, 320.1, Addresses, essays, lectures

Places

Great Britain, England

People

Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679), Frederick James Eugene Woodbridge (1867- ,), Frederick James Eugene Woodbridge (1867-1940), John Bramhall (1594-1663), John Wallis (1616-1703)

Time

17th century, Civil War, 1642-1649, Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660, Early works to 1800, Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660, 1642-1660

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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
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import