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HOBBES Thomas — Anglus, Thucydidem Anglice vertit, A. C. 1628. eo fine, ut ineptias Democraticorum Atheniensum civibus suis patefaceret. Euclidis dein methodo delectatus, in illo evolvendo diligentissime versatus est. Post quae, dum moratetur Parisiis, Scientiae … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Hobbes, Thomas — born April 5, 1588, Westport, Wiltshire, Eng. died Dec. 4, 1679, Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire English philosopher and political theorist. The son of a vicar who abandoned his family, Hobbes was raised by his uncle. After graduating from the… … Universalium
Hobbes, Thomas — (1588–1679) English philosopher, mathematician, and linguist. Hobbes was born of an impoverished clerical family in Malmesbury, Wiltshire. He was fond of the joke that his mother fell into labour with him on hearing the rumour of the Spanish… … Philosophy dictionary
Hobbes, Thomas — (1588–1679) Philosopher. Hobbes was educated at the University of Oxford, England, and acted as tutor to the Cavendish family. He spent the years 1640–51 in exile in France where he was the tutor of Charles, Prince of Wales, son of the… … Who’s Who in Christianity
Hobbes, Thomas — (1588 1679) Hobbes traced his life long fear of disorder to his premature birth when his mother heard of the advance of the Spanish Armada. This fear of disorder exhibits itself not only in the subject matter of Hobbes s books, in particular… … Christian Philosophy
Hobbes, Thomas — (1588 1679) An English philosopher and social theorist of the Enlightenment. Hobbes s most influential writings in political philosophy span the period of the English Civil War, and are widely interpreted as an intellectual response to the… … Dictionary of sociology
Hobbes, Thomas — ► (1588 1679) Filósofo inglés, discípulo de Bacon. En su segundo viaje al continente (1629 1631) conoció los Elementos de Euclides, que le llenaron de entusiasmo y fijaron la orientación matematizante de su pensamiento. En su tercer viaje,… … Enciclopedia Universal
Hobbes, Thomas — See Seventeenth century materialism … History of philosophy
HOBBES, THOMAS — an English philosopher, psychologist, and moralist, born at Malmesbury; was educated at Oxford; connected all his days with the Cavendish family, with members of which he travelled on the Continent, and was on friendly terms with Charles II.,… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Hobbes, Thomas — (1588–1679) English philosopher … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
