Thomas Hobbes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Thomas Hobbes

English philosopher

Date of Birth: 05-Apr-1588

Place of Birth: Westport, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 04-Dec-1679

Profession: writer, politician, mathematician, economist, historian, translator, political scientist, philosopher

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Thomas Hobbes

  • Thomas Hobbes (; 5 April 1588 – 4 December 1679), in some older texts Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury, was an English philosopher, considered to be one of the founders of modern political philosophy.
  • Hobbes is best known for his 1651 book Leviathan, which expounded an influential formulation of social contract theory.
  • In addition to political philosophy, Hobbes also contributed to a diverse array of other fields, including history, jurisprudence, geometry, the physics of gases, theology, ethics, and general philosophy.

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