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Thomas Hobbes was | '''Thomas Hobbes''' was an influential [[Britain|British]] philosopher. As a political philosopher, Hobbes was concerned with the role that governments played in the ordering of society. Although he supported a monarchical government and opposed the separation of powers, he is generally considered one of the first social contract theorists. | ||
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. | |||
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Revision as of 21:49, 7 April 2007
Thomas Hobbes was an influential British philosopher. As a political philosopher, Hobbes was concerned with the role that governments played in the ordering of society. Although he supported a monarchical government and opposed the separation of powers, he is generally considered one of the first social contract theorists.
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.