PhilosophersThomas Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes
Without a state, life would be solitary, brutish and short.
Social contract · Materialism1588 – 1679 United KingdomPolitical philosopherSocial contract theoristMaterialistTranslator of Thucydides and Homer
Inspirations
Thucydidefear and ambition as engines of war
Galiléeexplaining everything by motion
Aristote against the "political animal"
criticDescartes against the immaterial soul
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