Definition of Thomas hobbes

1. Noun. English materialist and political philosopher who advocated absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of human beings (1588-1679).

Exact synonyms: Hobbes
Generic synonyms: Philosopher

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thomas Hobbes

Thomas Chippendale
Thomas Clayton Wolfe
Thomas Crawford
Thomas De Quincey
Thomas Decker
Thomas Dekker
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edward Lawrence
Thomas Gainsborough
Thomas Gray
Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hart Benton
Thomas Hastings
Thomas Henry Huxley
Thomas Higginson
Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Hodgkin
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
Thomas Hunt Morgan
Thomas Huxley
Thomas J. Hanks
Thomas J. Jackson
Thomas Jackson
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jonathan Jackson
Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr.
Thomas Kid
Thomas Kyd
Thomas Lanier Williams
Thomas Malory

Literary usage of Thomas hobbes

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1. English Literature: An Illustrated Record by Richard Garnett, Edmund Gosse (1903)
"... thomas hobbes (1588-1679) was the son of a clergyman of Westport, in Wiltshire. His mother being terrified by news of the approach of the Spanish Armada ..."

2. History of Philosophy by Alfred Weber (1904)
"thomas hobbes, a friend of Bacon, teaches a fonn of materialism which his political ... thomas hobbes thomas hobbes (1588-1679), the son of a clergyman, ..."

3. A History of Philosophy by Frank Thilly (1914)
"thomas hobbes the light of nature. Bacon, therefore, repudiates the attempt of the schoolmen to deduce the truth of the Christian religion from the ..."

4. History of Philosophy by Alfred Weber (1896)
"thomas hobbes, a friend of Bacon, teaches a form of materialism which Ms political ... thomas hobbes thomas hobbes (1588-1670), the son of a clergyman, ..."

5. The Gentleman's Magazine (1818)
"The following then is"the line of descent from Edmond Hobbes, the only brother of the Philosopher thomas hobbes: Edmond Hobbes, brother of the Philosopher, ..."

6. Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"... thomas hobbes (1588-1679) '"~ ^HOMAS HOBBES, whose name in the history of English philosophy is a large one, was the son of a Wiltshire ..."

7. A Beginner's History of Philosophy by Herbert Ernest Cushman (1911)
"thomas hobbes * and his Contemporaries. During a certain period Bacon had under him a secretary by the name of thomas hobbes. ..."

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