Thomas 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...
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and Civil, commonly referred to as Leviathan, is a book written by Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679) and published in 1651 (revised Latin edition 1668). Its...
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Political philosophy (section Thomas Hobbes)
Locke: Like Hobbes, described a social contract theory based on citizens' fundamental rights in the state of nature. He departed from Hobbes in that, based...
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Legal positivism (section Thomas Hobbes and Leviathan)
a way that any law that contradicts morality lacks legal validity. Thomas Hobbes defined law as the command of the sovereign. This idea was elaborated...
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Jurisprudence (section Thomas Hobbes)
ISBN 978-0199644704. Martinich, A.P. (2013). Hobbes. New York: Routledge. p. 54. ISBN 9781135180799. Hobbes, Thomas (1668). "Of the Natural Condition of Mankind"...
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comic", Calvin and Hobbes has enjoyed enduring popularity, influence, and academic and even a philosophical interest. Calvin and Hobbes follows the humorous...
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the source of liberal and realist debate. Thomas Hobbes was an English political philosopher (1588-1679). Hobbes' major focus was not on international relations...
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creation of a state, Hobbes grounds his political philosophy in his moral thought. This approach to moral philosophy is executed by Hobbes through discussion...
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Liberalism (section John Locke and Thomas Hobbes)
John Locke, generally regarded as the father of modern liberalism. Thomas Hobbes attempted to determine the purpose and the justification of governing...
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Early modern philosophy (section Thomas Hobbes)
brief". Thomas Hobbes' worldview concentrated on social and political order and how humans could coexist without danger or risk of civil war. Hobbes' moral...
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