Early life
Scientific Interests
Political Involvement
Political Philosophy
Miscellaneous
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When was Thomas Hobbes born?
April 5, 1588
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What did Hobbes have a growing interest in?
Mathematics
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What brought Hobbes closer to power?
Intellectual abilities
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What was his image of human nature? (Two things)
Needy and vulnerable
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When did Thomas Hobbes die?
December 4, 1679
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Where was Thomas Hobbes born?
Westport, England
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Who trained Hobbes for math and science?
The Wellbecks
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Who did Hobbes defend in 1640?
King Charles I
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What's the natural condition of mankind? (Three things)
State of violence,insecurity,and constant threat.
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When did Hobbes complete his B.A. degree?
1608
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Where did Thomas Hobbes go at the age of 14?
Magdalen Hall in Oxford to study.
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What did Hobbes become notorious for? (Two things)
His writings and disputes on religious subjects
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What years did he live in France?
1640-1651
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What book did Hobbes release in 1642 and what was it about?
De Cive, it was about political philosophy.
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What was Hobbes main interest? (Four things)
Political Philosophy, history, ethics, and geometry
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Who did Thomas Hobbes work for?
Marquess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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What fascination did Hobbes have with geometry? (Three things)
Shapes, sizes, and positions
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What kind of influence did Hobbes observe? (Two things)
Structures of power and government
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What work was he better-known for?
Leviathan
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What's Hobbes religion?
Western Philosophers
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Who took care of Hobbes?
His uncle
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What subject was Hobbes most remembered? (Two things)
Morality and Politics
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What work did Hobbes never intend to publish as a book?
The Elements of Law, Natural, and Politic
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What was Leviathan about?
He argued for the necessity and natural evolution of the social contract.
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What was Hobbes notable ideas? (Two things)
He was the modern founder of the social contract tradition, life in the state of nature is "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short."
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