Associations to the word «Hobbes»

Wiktionary

HOBBES, proper noun. A patronymic surname​.

Dictionary definition

HOBBES, 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).

Wise words

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