In Leviathan, Thomas Hobbes set forth the argument that when “men live without other security than what their own strength ...

I t is difficult to have anything but a great deal of admiration for someone who managed to annoy as diverse a group of people as did Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679).. Parliamentarians were annoyed by ...

When Thomas Hobbes described life in a state of nature as “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short,” he penned one of the most celebrated sentences in the English language. The seventeenth ...

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When it comes to 17th-century English philosophers, Thomas Hobbes holds a lot of appeal. He wrote with vivid prose, rich argument and a stinging wit. He was also ahead of his time. Nearly 400 years ...

However, Hobbes is not always the reasonable tiger. Calvin and Hobbes were named after philosophers, and Watterson criticized ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author A.P. Martinich explains Thomas Hobbes' political philosophy. Author A.P. Martinich explains Thomas Hobbes' political philosophy. Explain ...

English philosopher Thomas Hobbes believed that life would be "nasty, brutish and short" without a strong government. IDEAS explores how a new take on Hobbes offers a surprising perspective on the ...

The philosopher Thomas Hobbes is our best guide to the underlying logic of current American politics, that is, as to how and why extreme civil strife seems to invite one-man rule.