Thomas Hobbes

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:birthDate April 5, 1588
gptkbp:bornIn gptkb:Westport,_England
gptkbp:contribution theories of human nature
theories of government
theories of sovereignty
theories of war and peace
gptkbp:deathDate December 4, 1679
gptkbp:field political philosophy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thomas Hobbes
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Hannah_Arendt
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:John_Locke
gptkb:Jean-Jacques_Rousseau
gptkb:Michel_Foucault
gptkb:Karl_Marx
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Francis_Bacon
gptkbp:knownFor Leviathan
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:notableAlumni social contract theory
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:De_Cive
Leviathan
De_Corpore
gptkbp:occupation political theorist
gptkbp:philosophy human behavior
rationalism
the nature of power
individualism
collectivism
empiricism
materialism
moral philosophy
social order
civil society
the concept of justice
state of nature
political authority
law and justice
religion and politics
the concept of governance
the concept of liberty
the role of fear in politics
the legitimacy of authority
the importance of consent
the concept of equality
the concept of rights
political obligation
the concept of social contract
the concept of duties
absolute_sovereignty