Thomas Hobbes

5 April 1588 – 4 December 1679

Thomas Hobbes, in some older texts Thomas Hobbs of Malmsbury, was an English philosopher, remembered today for his work on political philosophy. His 1651 book Leviathan established the foundation for most of Western political philosophy from the perspective of social contract theory. Hobbes also contributed to a diverse array of fields, including history, geometry, physics of gases, theology, ethics, general philosophy, and political science. His account of human nature as self-interested cooperation has proved to be an enduring theory in the field of philosophical anthropology. He was one

• Leviathan
• Human nature
• De cive
• Leviathan (Great Books in Philosophy)
• Leviathan, parts one and two
• The metaphysical system of Hobbes in twelve chapters from his "Elements of philosophy concerning body," together with briefer extracts from his "Human nature" and "Leviathan"
• The questions concerning liberty, necessity, and chance
• The elements of law
• OF MAN (GREAT IDEAS S.)
• The Essential Leviathan
• The metaphysical system of Hobbes
• Political Science