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Thomas Hobbes was in influential British philospher. He was born in 1588 in Westport, a town in Wiltshire. He wrote his most famous work, Leviathan, in 1651. Hobbes died on December 4, 1679. | Thomas Hobbes was in influential [[Britain|British]] philospher. He was born in 1588 in Westport, a town in Wiltshire. He wrote his most famous work, Leviathan, in 1651. Hobbes died on December 4, 1679. | ||
As a political philosopher, Hobbes was concerned with the the role that governments played in the ordering of society and was one of the first Social Contract theorists. | As a political philosopher, Hobbes was concerned with the the role that governments played in the ordering of society and was one of the first Social Contract theorists. | ||
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Thomas Hobbes was in influential British philospher. He was born in 1588 in Westport, a town in Wiltshire. He wrote his most famous work, Leviathan, in 1651. Hobbes died on December 4, 1679.
As a political philosopher, Hobbes was concerned with the the role that governments played in the ordering of society and was one of the first Social Contract theorists.