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Thomas Hobbes
English philosopher (1588–1679)
"Hobbes" redirects here. For other people called Hobbes, see Hobbes (disambiguation).
For the Dean of Exeter, see Thomas Hobbes (priest).
For those of a similar name, see Thomas Hobbs.
Thomas Hobbes | |
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Portrait by John Michael Wright, c. 1669–70 | |
| Born | (1588-04-05)5 April 1588 Westport, Wiltshire, England |
| Died | 4 December 1679(1679-12-04) (aged 91) Ault Hucknall, Derbyshire, England |
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| Notable work | |
| Era | 17th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
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Main interests | Political philosophy, history, ethics, geometry |
Notable ideas | |
Thomas Hobbes (HOBZ; 5 April 1588 – 4 December 1679) was an English philosopher, 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]
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