Thomas Hobbes | Biography, Philosophy, Beliefs, Leviathan, Legacy . . . 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)
Hobbes’s Moral and Political Philosophy - Stanford Encyclopedia of . . . 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
Thomas Hobbes - World History Encyclopedia 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
Thomas Hobbes: Moral and Political Philosophy The 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
Thomas Hobbes: Politics, Philosophy and Ideas - TheCollector Thomas Hobbes is one of the most important, yet polarizing, figures in political philosophy Let's learn more about his life and legacy Published: Jan 13, 2022 written by Ngoc Nguyen, BS Culture and Politics w Minor in Economics What would happen to us if no government existed?
A Guide to Thomas Hobbes Political Philosophy A study reference guide to Hobbes' political philosophy, including primary and secondary sources, multimedia, and an introduction to his life and thought
Thomas Hobbes - Philosophy Pages Decades after completing his traditional education as a classicist at Oxford and serving as tutor of William Cavendish, Thomas Hobbes became convinced that the methods employed by mathematicians and scientists—geometry, in particular—hold the greatest promise for advances in human knowledge
Thomas Hobbes - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy 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 against Cartesian and Aristotelian alternatives
The life and death of philosopher Thomas Hobbes - University of York Hobbes famously described life outside of civilised society as ‘solitary, poor, nasty, bruitish and short’ Thanks in part to his connections with the English aristocracy, Hobbes lived to the very old age of 91