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  • 21Hobbes — [[t]hɒbz[/t]] n. big Thomas, 1588–1679, English philosopher and author Hobbes′i•an, adj. n …

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  • 22Hobbes — noun English materialist and political philosopher who advocated absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of human beings (1588 1679) • Syn: ↑Thomas Hobbes • Instance Hypernyms:… …

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  • 23Hobbes (disambiguation) — Hobbes may refer to:* Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher * Hobbes (Calvin and Hobbes character), a tiger from the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes * Ralgha Hobbes nar Hhallas, a character in the computer game series Wing Commander * Miranda Hobbes,… …

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  • 24Hobbes Dino Cecchini — Hobbes Dino Cecchini[1] (* 10. Mai 1906 in Lucca; † 23. Juli 1986 in Aligheri, Provinz Sassari) war ein italienischer Drehbuchautor und Filmregisseur. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Stücke (Auswahl) …

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  • 25Hobbes,Thomas — Hobbes (hŏbz), Thomas. 1588 1679. English philosopher and political theorist best known for his book Leviathan (1651), in which he argues that the only way to secure civil society is through universal submission to the absolute authority of a… …

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  • 26HOBBES 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 …

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  • 27Hobbes (Calvin and Hobbes) — Infobox comic strip character character= Hobbes caption= According to Calvin, Hobbes is always a little loopy when he comes out of the dryer. comic= Calvin and Hobbes species= Sumatran Tiger creator= Bill Watterson first= November 18, 1985Hobbes… …

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  • 28Hobbes, 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… …

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  • 29Hobbes, 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… …

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  • 30Hobbes, 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… …

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