thomas hobbes
51Hobbes, 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… …
52Hobbes, 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… …
53Hobbes, 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… …
54Thomas — /tom euhs/ for 1, 2, 4 14; /taw mah / for 3, n. 1. an apostle who demanded proof of Christ s Resurrection. John 20:24 29. 2. Augustus, 1857 1934, U.S. playwright, journalist, and actor. 3. (Charles Louis) Ambroise /shannrddl lwee ahonn brddwannz… …
55Thomas Nagel —  Ne doit pas être confondu avec Ernest Nagel. Thomas Nagel Philosophe occidental Philosophie contemporaine Naissance 4 juillet 1937 École/tradition …
56Hobbes — [[t]hɒbz[/t]] n. big Thomas, 1588–1679, English philosopher and author Hobbes′i•an, adj. n …
57Thomas Jefferson: On Civil and Natural Rights — ▪ Primary Source Francis Walker Gilmer, a lawyer and author, was one of Jefferson s numerous correspondents in the years after 1812. In the following letter to Gilmer of June 7, 1816, Jefferson discoursed on the extent to which… …
58Hobbes — biographical name Thomas 1588 1679 English philosopher …
59Hobbes — /hobz/, n. Thomas, 1588 1679, English philosopher and author. * * * …
60Hobbes — /hɒbz/ (say hobz) noun Thomas, 1588–1679, English political philosopher; his main work is Leviathan (1651) …
