Thomas
Hobbes
BIRTHPLACE:
Westport, Wiltshire, England
BORN:
April 5, 1588
PARENTS:
Thomas Hobbes, vicar of Westport and
Charlton (father)
DIED:
December 4, 1679
PHILOSOPHY:
sometimes called Hobbism
- natural right, not natural law (self-preservation)
- the first form of commonwealth by institution is democracy
- monarchy is created when power is transferred to one man
- accused of being heretical in nature
"...a
beard does not make a philosopher..."
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