Who: Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher. He was mostly known for his political philosophy. He contributed to history, geometry, the physics of gases, theology, ethics and general physics.
What: He was the founder of modern politcal philosophy. His 1651 book Leviathan established the foundation for most of the western political philosophy from the perspective of the socail contract theory. He developed some of the fundamentals of European liberal thought. He wrote a book called The Elements of Law: Natural and Politic.
When: He was born in England on April 5, 1588. He died on December 4, 1679.
Where: Thomas Hobbes was born in 1588 April 5, in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England. His premature birth was hastened by his mother's fear upon hearing of the approach of the Spanish Armada. His father was vicar of Westport but fled to London after being involved in a brawl outside his own church, leaving Thomas to be raised by a wealthy uncle. Thomas died on December 4, 1679.
Why: Hobbes is known for his development of the social contract theory, which is the method of justifying political parties. He also believed that power should be placed in the hands of one person.
How: He was one of the founders of modern political philosophy. His understanding of humans as being matter and motion, obeying the same physical laws as other matter and motion, remains influential; and his account of human nature as self-interested cooperation, and of political communities as being based upon a "social contract" remains one of the major topics of political philosophy.
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