Statements (87)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:philosopher
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| gptkbp:alma_mater |
gptkb:Magdalen_Hall,_Oxford
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| gptkbp:birth_date |
1588-04-05
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| gptkbp:born |
April 5, 1588
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| gptkbp:born_in |
Westport, England
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| gptkbp:contribution |
foundational ideas of Western political thought
the argument for a strong central authority the notion of a sovereign authority to prevent civil war the idea of a social contract as a basis for political legitimacy the view that life in the state of nature is 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short' concept of the Leviathan as a metaphor for the state |
| gptkbp:death_date |
1679-12-04
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| gptkbp:died |
December 4, 1679
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| gptkbp:field |
gptkb:political_theory
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Thomas Hobbes
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| gptkbp:influence |
liberalism
realism in international relations social contract theory contractualism modern political philosophy |
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:John_Rawls
gptkb:Robert_Nozick gptkb:Hannah_Arendt gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson gptkb:John_Locke gptkb:Leo_Strauss gptkb:Friedrich_Nietzsche gptkb:Jean-Jacques_Rousseau gptkb:Karl_Marx gptkb:Michael_Oakeshott |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Francis_Bacon
gptkb:Aristotle |
| gptkbp:known_for |
gptkb:Leviathan
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| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:nationality |
English
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| gptkbp:notable_feature |
social contract
state of nature |
| gptkbp:occupation |
gptkb:political_leaders
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| gptkbp:philosophy |
gptkb:Behemoth
gptkb:Leviathan gptkb:the_Leviathan gptkb:De_Cive gptkb:determinism individualism materialism absolute sovereignty De Corpore the relationship between law and morality the role of fear in politics the critique of liberalism the importance of civil society the critique of utilitarianism the critique of imperialism the critique of colonialism the critique of democracy the nature of human beings the critique of socialism the critique of totalitarianism the justification of authority the covenant pessimism about human nature the critique of absolutism the critique of anarchism the critique of communism the critique of fascism the critique of human rights the critique of political obligation the critique of rebellion the critique of the divine right of kings the critique of the social contract theory the critique of the state of nature the limits of liberty the necessity of a common power the right of nature the role of reason in politics the social contract as a foundation of society |
| gptkbp:political_ideology |
materialism
absolute sovereignty social contract theory state of nature pessimistic view of human nature |
| gptkbp:work |
gptkb:Behemoth
gptkb:Leviathan gptkb:De_Cive De Corpore |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:John_Adams
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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