“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.
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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“Fact be vertuous, or vicious, as Fortune pleaseth;”
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“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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“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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Nature: Political Philosophy of Thomas Hobbes
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The Independent: Thomas Hobbes: The most annoying philosopher of all time?
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BBC: Thomas Hobbes
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World Socialist Web Site: The ghost of Thomas Hobbes
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The Guardian: Hobbes's Leviathan, part 1: Strange selves
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Died 1679-12-04.
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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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“Opis: o stosunkach panujących w społeczeństwie pierwotnym.”
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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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“Ugody bez miecza są tylko słowami i nie mają mocy, by dać człowiekowi bezpieczeństwo.”
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Studied at University of Oxford (1603–1608).
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Studied at Magdalen College, Bachelor of Arts (1608).
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Born 1588-04-05.
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