jan 1, 1588 - Thomas Hobbes

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Thomas Hobbes (/hɒbz/; sometimes known as Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury;[4] 5 April 1588 – 4 December 1679), was an English philosopher, considered to be one of the founders of modern political philosophy.[5][6] Hobbes is best known for his 1651 book Leviathan, in which he expounds an influential formulation of social contract theory.[7] In addition to political philosophy, Hobbes contributed to a diverse array of other fields, including history, jurisprudence, geometry, the physics of gases, theology, and ethics, as well as philosophy in general.

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