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Thomas Hobbes
1588–1679
Thomas Hobbes, in some older texts Thomas Hobbs of Malmsbury, was an English philosopher, remembered today for his work on political philosophy. His 1651 book Leviathan established the foundation for most of Western political philosophy from the perspective of social contract theory.
Hobbes also contributed to a diverse array of fields, including history, geometry, physics of gases, theology, ethics, general philosophy, and political science. His account of human nature as self-interested cooperation has proved to be an enduring theory in the field of philosophical anthropology. He was one of the main philosophers who founded materialism.
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Books by Thomas Hobbes
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Leviathan
Thomas Hobbes, 1651
Human nature
Thomas Hobbes
De cive
Thomas Hobbes
The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, and Chance
Thomas Hobbes
- The Elements of LawThomas Hobbes
The Elements of Law
Thomas Hobbes
The metaphysical system of Hobbes in twelve chapters from his "Elements of philosophy concerning body," together with briefer extracts from his "Human nature" and "Leviathan"
Thomas Hobbes
The metaphysical system of Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes
- Political SciencePlato, Niccolò Machiavelli & others
Political Science
Plato, Niccolò Machiavelli & others
The Essential Leviathan
Thomas Hobbes
Behemoth
Thomas Hobbes, 1680
OF MAN (GREAT IDEAS S.)
Thomas Hobbes
- Leviathan by Thomas HobbesThomas Hobbes
Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes
The ethics of Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes
- LeviathianThomas Hobbes
Leviathian
Thomas Hobbes
Behemoth, the history of the causes of the civil-wars of England
Thomas Hobbes
Body, Man and Citizen
Thomas Hobbes
Leviathan, Parts One and Two
Thomas Hobbes
A Dialogue between a Philosopher and a Student of the Common Laws of England
Thomas Hobbes
De corpore
Thomas Hobbes, 1655
Elements of Philosophy, the First Section, Concerning Body
Thomas Hobbes, 1656
Del Leviatán de Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes
Reason of state, propaganda, and the Thirty Years' War
Thomas Hobbes & Noel Malcolm
Great books of the Western World
Niccolò Machiavelli & Thomas Hobbes
- An answer to a book published by Dr. Bramhall, late bishop of Derry; called the Catching of the leviathan. Together with an historical narration concerning heresie, and the punishment thereof. By Thomas Hobbes of MalmesburyThomas Hobbes
An answer to a book published by Dr. Bramhall, late bishop of Derry; called the Catching of the leviathan. Together with an historical narration concerning heresie, and the punishment thereof. By Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury
Thomas Hobbes, 1682
Behemot
Thomas Hobbes
Considerations upon the reputation, loyalty, manners, & religion of Thomas Hobbes of Malmsbury
Thomas Hobbes, 1680
- Elementorum philosophiae sectio primaThomas Hobbes
Elementorum philosophiae sectio prima
Thomas Hobbes, 1665
Man and Citizen. Hobbes' De Homine, Tr by C.T. Wood
Thomas Hobbes
Tratado Sobre El Cuerpo
Thomas Hobbes
Behemoth, or, The Long Parliament
Thomas Hobbes
Man and Citizen
Thomas Hobbes
Leviathan, or, the Matter, Forme and Power of a Common-wealth, Ecclesiasticall and Civill
Thomas Hobbes
Leviathan, Part I
Thomas Hobbes
Del ciudadano y Leviathan
Thomas Hobbes
- Elements of PhilosophyThomas Hobbes
Elements of Philosophy
Thomas Hobbes, 1656
- Humane natureThomas Hobbes
Humane nature
Thomas Hobbes, 1651
Elementos De Derecho Natural Y Politico
Thomas Hobbes
- Philosophicall Rudiments Concerning Government and Society. Or, A Dissertation Concerning Man in his severall habitudes and respects, as the Member of a Society, first Secular, and then Sacred. Containing The Elements of Civill Politie in the Agreement which it hath both with Naturall and Divine Lawes. In which is demonstrated, Both what the Origine of Justice is, and wherein the Essence of Christian Religion doth consist. Together with The Nature, Limits, and Qualificati- ons both of Regiment and SubjectionThomas Hobbes
Philosophicall Rudiments Concerning Government and Society. Or, A Dissertation Concerning Man in his severall habitudes and respects, as the Member of a Society, first Secular, and then Sacred. Containing The Elements of Civill Politie in the Agreement which it hath both with Naturall and Divine Lawes. In which is demonstrated, Both what the Origine of Justice is, and wherein the Essence of Christian Religion doth consist. Together with The Nature, Limits, and Qualificati- ons both of Regiment and Subjection
Thomas Hobbes, 1651
The Norton Anthology of English Literature -- Seventh Edition -- Volume 1B
George M. Logan, John Skelton & others
French and English Philosophers
René Descartes, Jean-Jacques Rousseau & others
Thomæ Hobbes Malmesburiensis opera philosophica quæ latine scripsit
Thomas Hobbes
- Leviathan, PartThomas Hobbes
Leviathan, Part
Thomas Hobbes
- Leviathan - Volume 2Thomas Hobbes
Leviathan - Volume 2
Thomas Hobbes
- Leviathan - Volume 1Thomas Hobbes
Leviathan - Volume 1
Thomas Hobbes
- Leviathan - Volume 3Thomas Hobbes
Leviathan - Volume 3
Thomas Hobbes
2. LEVIATAN
Thomas Hobbes
- Thomas Hobbes : LeviathanThomas Hobbes & Wolfgang Kersting
Thomas Hobbes : Leviathan
Thomas Hobbes & Wolfgang Kersting
- The Harvard Classics Volume 34Jean-Jacques Rousseau, René Descartes & others
The Harvard Classics Volume 34
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, René Descartes & others
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