“During the time men live without a common power to keep them all in awe, they are in that condition which is called war; and such a war as is of every man against every man”
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Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes 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.
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science · English philosopher and political theorist (1588–1679) · political scientist · mathematician · philosopher · economist · politician · historian · translator · writer · in-home tutor · philosopher of law · also Thomas Hobbes, Thomas Hobbsted, Thomas Hobbes of Malflutry, Hobbes
Born 5 April 1588 · Died 4 December 1679 · Q37621
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2026· 8 entries
“and where men build on false grounds, the more they build, the greater is the ruine:”
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“And seeing every man is presumed to do all things in order to his own benefit, no man is a fit Arbitrator in his own cause:”
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“Fact be vertuous, or vicious, as Fortune pleaseth;”
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“Understanding being nothing else, but conception caused by Speech.”
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“For he that hath strength enough to protect all, wants not sufficiency to oppresse all.”
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“s The Catching of Leviathan, that”
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Thomas Hobbes - Leviathan, Social Contract, Enlightenment
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2025· 2 entries
theepochtimes: Thomas Hobbes on the Importance of History
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Nature: Political Philosophy of Thomas Hobbes
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2021· 1 entry
The Independent: Thomas Hobbes: The most annoying philosopher of all time?
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2018· 1 entry
BBC: Thomas Hobbes
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2017· 1 entry
Your Story: Thomas Hobbes on social constructs, the invisibility of religion, and the need for central governance
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2010· 1 entry
World Socialist Web Site: The ghost of Thomas Hobbes
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2009· 1 entry
The Guardian: Hobbes's Leviathan, part 1: Strange selves
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2006· 1 entry
“Thomas Hobbes, filósofo inglês, conforme encontrado em Singh, Simon - Big Bang - Capítulo: "O que é ciência?" - Editora Record - 2006 - pág.: 459”
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2005· 1 entry
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The Life of Mr Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury
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1945· 1 entry
“Memórias de um gerubal: a história (vivida) da administração de pessoal no Brasil de 1945 ao século XXI : formação de um executivo"; Por Roberto de Mello e Souza; Publicado por Senac, 2004; ISBN 8587864416, 9788587864413”
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1846· 1 entry
“Wird die Macht als die Basis des Rechts angenommen, wie es Hobbes etc. tun, so sind Recht, Gesetz pp. nur Symptom, Ausdruck anderer Verhältnisse, auf denen die Staatsmacht beruht." - Die deutsche Ideologie. Marx/Engels, MEW 3, S. 311, 1846/1932”
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1679· 37 entries
Died 1679-12-04.
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“De la igualdad de habilidades surge la igualdad de esperanzas en el logro de nuestros fines.”
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“L'unica passione della mia vita è stata la paura.”
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“Geometria jest jak do tej pory jedyną nauką, jaką Bogu spodobało się podarować rodzajowi ludzkiemu.”
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“Liberty and Necessity (no. 111)[citation needed]”
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“El hombre es un lobo para el hombre.”
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“Die Erfindung der Buchdruckerkunst macht dem menschlichen Verstande zwar Ehre, doch verliert sie sehr, wenn man sie mit der Erfindung der Buchstaben vergleicht." - Leviathan. 4. Abschnitt: Rede. 1. Band. Halle: Hendel, 1794. S. 28. Google Books”
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“La passione del riso non è altro che un improvviso senso di gloria che sorge da un'improvvisa consapevolezza di qualche superiorità insita in noi, al paragone con le debolezze altrui, o con una nostra precedente: infatti, gli uomini ridono delle loro follie passate, quando se ne rammentano all'improvviso, a meno che ciò non implichi per loro un disonore nel presente.”
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“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...”
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“El privilegio del absurdo está reservado solo al hombre.”
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“("The Invention of Printing, though ingenious, compared with the invention of Letters, is no great matter." - Leviathan Or The Matter, Form, and Power of a Common-wealth Ecclesiastical and Civil. London 1651. Chap. IV Of Speech. p. 12 books.google)”
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“Per comprendere il significato di ciò, non si chiede che un uomo sia un geometra o un logico, ma che sia matto.”
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“Któż bowiem nie widzi, kto ma z tego korzyść, iż ludzie wierzą, że król nie ma władzy nad chrześcijaninem, o ile biskup go nie ukoronuje?”
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“The Elements of Law, Natural and Politic Pt. I Human Nature (1640) Ch. 9”
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“Hay muy pocos que sean tan necios que no prefieren gobernarse a sí mismos antes que ser gobernados por otros.”
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“[Ultime parole] Sto per iniziare il mio ultimo viaggio, un grande salto nel buio.”
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“Ludzie odwołują się od zwyczaju do rozumu i od rozumu do zwyczaju, zależnie od tego, co im jest wygodne; i odstępują od zwyczaju, gdy tego wymaga ich interes, albo znów przeciwstawiają się rozumowi, gdy tylko rozum jest przeciw nim.”
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“...in statu naturae Mensuram juris esse Utilitatem.”
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“La elocuencia es poder, porque tiene aspecto de prudencia.”
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“I am about to take my last voyage, a great leap in the dark.”
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“Obawa przed rzeczami niewidzialnymi jest naturalnym źródłem Tego, co każdy w swoim umyśle nazywa religią.”
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“In the state of nature, Profit is the measure of Right.”
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“La fuerza y el engaño son, en la guerra, las dos virtudes cardinales.”
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“Vi è una passione che non ha nome, ma il cui segno è quella smorfia del volto che chiamiamo riso, e che è sempre gioia.”
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“Wartością lub walorem człowieka, zarówno jak wszystkich innych rzeczy, jest jego cena, tj. to, co dają za użytkowanie jego siły.”
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“La ociosidad es la madre de la filosofía.”
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“Damit die Bürger wohlhabend werden, ist zweierlei nötig: Arbeit und Sparsamkeit." - Grundzüge der Philosophie”
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“La propia naturaleza no puede errar....”
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“Das Gewissen eines jeden Bürgers ist sein Gesetz." - Leviathan”
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“L'interesse e la paura sono i principi della società.”
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“Al deseo, acompañado de la idea de satisfacerse, se le denomina esperanza; despojado de tal idea, desesperación.”
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“englischer Mathematiker, Staatstheoretiker und Philosoph”
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“Zakładamy, że każdy człowiek dąży do tego, co dla niego naturalnie najlepsze, a do tego, co sprawiedliwe, tylko z rzadka, w imię pokoju.”
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“Ugody bez miecza są tylko słowami i nie mają mocy, by dać człowiekowi bezpieczeństwo.”
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“Give an inch, he'll take an ell.”
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“Bezpieczeństwa nie dają prawa natury ani zjednoczenie nielicznych ludzi czy rodzin, ani wielka mnogość, o ile nie kieruje nią jedna wola.”
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“Opis: o stosunkach panujących w społeczeństwie pierwotnym.”
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1608· 2 entries
Studied at University of Oxford (1603–1608).
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Studied at Magdalen College, Bachelor of Arts (1608).
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1588· 1 entry
Born 1588-04-05.
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