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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: Opera philosophica, quae latinè scripsit, omnia.: Antè quidem per partes, nunc autem, post cognitas omnium objectiones, conjuctim & accuratiùs edita.

    First published in 1668 — 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: Seven philosophical problems and two propositions of geometry

    First published in 1682 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury: Volume 11. Index

    First published in 2004 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Essential Leviathan: A Modernized Edition

    First published in 2016 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: De Corpore Politico. Or The Elements Of Law, Moral & Politick. With Discourses upon severall Heads; as Of {The Law of Nature. Oathes and Covenants. Several kinds of Government. With the Changes and Revolutions of them

    First published in 1652 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Humane Nature: Or, The fundamental Elements of Policy. Being A discovery of the Faculties, Acts and Passions of the Soul of Man, from their original causes; According to such Philosophical Principles as are not commonly known or asserted

    First published in 1651 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The moral and political works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury: Never before collected together. To which is prefixed, the author's life, extracted from that said to be written by himself, as also from the supplement to the said life by Dr. Blackbourne; and farther illustrated by the editor, with historical and critical remarks on his writing and opinions

    First published in 1750 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: A Letter About Liberty and Necessity: Written to the Duke of Newcastle

    First published in 1676 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Hobbes' Leviathan

    First published in 1943 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: corps politiqve: ov, Les elements de la loy morale et civile, avec des reflexions sur la loy de nature, sur les serments, les pacts, & les diuerses sortes de gouuernemens, leurs changemens, & leurs reuolutions

    First published in 1652 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Ad nobilissimum dominum Gulielmum comitem Devoniæ, &c., de mirabilibus pecci

    First published in 1666 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: An historical narration concerning heresie and the punishment thereof

    First published in 1680 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Aristotle's Treatise On Rhetoric, Literally Translated From The Greek

    First published in 2007 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: A catalogue of the works of Mr. Hobbes

    First published in 1675 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: De principiis et ratiocinatione geometrarum...

    First published in 1668 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1839 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The English Works Of Thomas Hobbes V5

    First published in 2007 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Examinatio & emendatio mathematicæ hodiernæ: qualis explicatur in libris Johannis Wallisii geometriæ professoris Saviliani in Academia Oxoniensi : distributa in sex dialogos

    First published in 1660 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Historia ecclesiastica, carmine elegiaco concinnata.: Opus posthumum.

    First published in 1688 — 2 editions
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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, Political science, early works to 1800, Geometry, Hobbes, thomas, 1588-1679, Free will and determinism, State, the, Law, Ouvrages avant 1800, Physics, Science politique, État, Collected works, Great Britain Civil War, 1642-1649, Church history, Early works to 1700, Logic, Oaths

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

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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