Who was philosopher Thomas Hobbes?
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Thomas Hobbes
Why is Thomas Hobbes important?
Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher, scientist, and historian best known for his political philosophy, especially as articulated in his masterpiece, Leviathan (1651).
What was Thomas Hobbes’s childhood like?
Thomas Hobbes’s father was a quick-tempered vicar who, disgraced after engaging in a brawl at his own church door, disappeared, abandoning his three children to the care of his brother, a glover.
What did Thomas Hobbes do for a living?
For nearly the whole of his adult life, Thomas Hobbes was employed by members of the wealthy and aristocratic Cavendish family and their associates as tutor, translator, traveling companion, keeper of accounts, business representative, political adviser, and scientific collaborator.
How did Thomas Hobbes influence others?
Thomas Hobbes’s political philosophy influenced successors who adopted the social contract framework and other theorists who connected moral and political decision making in rational human beings to considerations of self-interest broadly understood.
Why is Thomas Hobbes important?
Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher, scientist, and historian best known for his political philosophy, especially as articulated in his masterpiece, Leviathan (1651).
What was Thomas Hobbes’s childhood like?
Thomas Hobbes’s father was a quick-tempered vicar who, disgraced after engaging in a brawl at his own church door, disappeared, abandoning his three children to the care of his brother, a glover.
What did Thomas Hobbes do for a living?
For nearly the whole of his adult life, Thomas Hobbes was employed by members of the wealthy and aristocratic Cavendish family and their associates as tutor, translator, traveling companion, keeper of accounts, business representative, political adviser, and scientific collaborator.
How did Thomas Hobbes influence others?
Thomas Hobbes’s political philosophy influenced successors who adopted the social contract framework and other theorists who connected moral and political decision making in rational human beings to considerations of self-interest broadly understood.