Thomas Hobbes - Wikipedia
WEBThomas Hobbes (/ hɒbz / HOBZ; 5 April 1588 – 4 December 1679) was an English philosopher. Hobbes is best known for his 1651 book Leviathan, in which he expounds an influential formulation of social contract theory. [4] . He is considered to be one of the founders of modern political philosophy. [5][6]
Thomas Hobbes | Biography, Philosophy, Beliefs, Leviathan ...
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Thomas Hobbes (born April 5, 1588, Westport, Wiltshire, England—died December 4, 1679, Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire) was an English philosopher, scientist, and historian, best known for his political philosophy, especially as articulated in his masterpiece Leviathan (1651).
Thomas Hobbes - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
WEBMar 11, 2009 · Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679), whose current reputation rests largely on his political philosophy, was a thinker with wide-ranging interests. In philosophy, he defended a range of materialist, nominalist, and empiricist views …
Thomas Hobbes: Biography, English Philosopher, Social Contract
WEBAug 8, 2023 · Thomas Hobbes, an English philosopher in the 17th century, was best known for his book 'Leviathan' (1651) and his political views on society.
Thomas Hobbes - World History Encyclopedia
WEBNov 27, 2023 · Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) was an English philosopher who famously summarised his pessimistic view of human nature in his greatest work, Leviathan, published in 1651.
Hobbes’s Moral and Political Philosophy (Stanford ...
WEBFeb 12, 2002 · The 17 th Century English philosopher Thomas Hobbes is now widely regarded as one of a handful of truly great political philosophers, whose masterwork Leviathan rivals in significance the political writings of Plato, Aristotle, Locke, Rousseau, Kant, and Rawls.
Hobbes, Thomas: Moral and Political Philosophy | Internet ...
WEBThe English philosopher Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) is best known for his political thought, and deservedly so. His vision of the world is strikingly original and still relevant to contemporary politics.