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Thomas Hobbes

Also known as Hobbes, Thomas Hobbsted, Thomas Hobbes of Malflutry

English philosopher (1588–1679)

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Thomas Hobbes was a male person associated with Edinburgh. He was born on 5 April 1588 and died on 4 December 1679. His notable works include *Leviathan, or, The matter, forme, & power of a common-wealth ecclesiasticall and civill*, *לויתן*, *The elements of law, natural & politic*, and *Thomæ Hobbes Malmesburiensis Opera philosophica, quæ Latinè scripsit, omnia*.

He is referenced by 1,849 other encyclopedia articles. His works appear in various databases, with counts including 369 in Open Library, 32 in Europeana Sparql, and 5 in Crossref. On Last.fm, he has 267 listeners and a playcount of 2440. Similar artists listed for him include Immanuel Kant, Nigel Warburton, Plato, Michel Foucault, and David Hume.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 5 April 1588
Died: 4 December 1679
Works: 369

Top works

Leviathan, or, The matter, forme, & power of a common-wealth ecclesiasticall and civill
לויתן
Leviathan
Thomæ Hobbes Malmesburiensis Opera philosophica, quæ Latinè scripsit, omnia
De la nature humaine, ou, Exposition des facultés, des actions & des passions de l'ame, & de leurs causes, déduites d'après des principes philosophiques qui ne font communément ni reçus ni connus

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Edinburgh

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 267
Total plays: 2,440

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Immanuel KantNigel WarburtonPlatoMichel FoucaultDavid Hume

Thomas Hobbes (5 April 1588 – 4 December 1679) 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 <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Thomas+Hobbes">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Analysis of Relative Gene Expression Data Using Real-Time Quantitative PCR and the 2−ΔΔCT Method
· 2001 · cited 163,053x
The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 84,474x
U-Net: Convolutional Networks for Biomedical Image Segmentation
· 2015 · cited 59,665x
STAR: ultrafast universal RNA-seq aligner
· 2012 · cited 50,956x
UCSF Chimera—A visualization system for exploratory research and analysis
· 2004 · cited 44,289x

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Quotes

“Give an inch, he'll take an ell.”
“The passion of laughter is nothing else but a sudden glory arising from sudden conception of some eminency in ourselves, by comparison with the infirmities of others, or with our own formerly...”
“...in statu naturae Mensuram juris esse Utilitatem.”
“"For he that hath strength enough to protect all, wants not sufficiency to oppresse all."”
“I know not how the world will receive it, nor how it may reflect on those that shall seem to favor it. For in a way beset with those that contend, on one side for too great Liberty, and on the other side for too much Authority, 'tis hard to passe between the points of both unwounded.”
“He that is to govern a whole Nation, must read in himself, not this, or that particular man; but Mankind; which though it be hard to do, harder than to learn any Language, or Science; yet, when I shall have set down my own reading orderly, and perspicuously, the pains left another, will be only to consider, if he also find not the same in himself. For this kind of Doctrine, admitteth no other Demonstration.”

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Works in European collections

32 objects attributed to Thomas Hobbes, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Thomas Hobbes (/hɒbz/ HOBZ; 5 April 1588 – 4 December 1679) was an English philosopher and political theorist, best known for his 1651 book Leviathan, in which he expounds an influential formulation of social contract theory. He is considered to be one of the founders of modern political philosophy.

In his early life, overshadowed by his father's departure following a fight, he was taken under the care of his wealthy uncle. Hobbes's academic journey began in Westport, leading him to the University of Oxford, where he was exposed to classical literature and mathematics. He then graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1608. He became a tutor to the Cavendish family, which connected him to intellectual circles and initiated his extensive travels across Europe. These experiences, including meetings with figures like Galileo, shaped his intellectual development.

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