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'''Thomas Hobbes''' ([[5 April]] [[1588]] – [[4 December]] [[1679]]) was an [[English philosopher]], whose famous [[1651]] book ''[[Leviathan (book)|Leviathan]]'' established the foundation for most of Western [[political philosophy]]. He is the modern founder of the [[social contract]] tradition and considers man in the [[state of nature]] "[[solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short]]." | '''Thomas Hobbes''' ([[5 April]] [[1588]] – [[4 December]] [[1679]]) was an [[English philosopher]], whose famous [[1651]] book ''[[Leviathan (book)|Leviathan]]'' established the foundation for most of Western [[political philosophy]]. He is the modern founder of the [[social contract]] tradition and considers man in the [[state of nature]] "[[solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short]]." | ||
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+ | * [[Hobbes (Calvin and Hobbes)|Hobbes]], the tiger in [[Bill Watterson]]'s comic strip ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]'', was named after Thomas Hobbes, while his companion [[Calvin (Calvin and Hobbes character)|Calvin]] was named after the [[Protestant Reformation|Reformation]] theologian [[John Calvin]]. | ||
+ | * [[Monty Python]] mentions Hobbes as being "fond of his dram" in [[Bruces' Philosophers Song]]. | ||
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Thomas Hobbes (5 April 1588 – 4 December 1679) was an English philosopher, whose famous 1651 book Leviathan established the foundation for most of Western political philosophy. He is the modern founder of the social contract tradition and considers man in the state of nature "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short."
In popular culture
- Hobbes, the tiger in Bill Watterson's comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, was named after Thomas Hobbes, while his companion Calvin was named after the Reformation theologian John Calvin.
- Monty Python mentions Hobbes as being "fond of his dram" in Bruces' Philosophers Song.
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