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'''Thomas Hobbes''' was an influential [[Britain|British]] philosopher. As a political philosopher, Hobbes was concerned with the role that governments played in the ordering of society. Although he supported a monarchical government and opposed the separation of powers, he is generally considered one of the first social contract theorists. | '''Thomas Hobbes''' was an influential [[Britain|British]] philosopher. As a political philosopher, Hobbes was concerned with the role that governments played in the ordering of society. Although he supported a monarchical government and opposed the separation of powers, he is generally considered one of the first social contract theorists. | ||
He was born in 1588 in Westport, a town in Wiltshire. He wrote his most famous work, ''Leviathan'', in 1651. Hobbes died on December 4 | He was born in 1588 in Westport, a town in Wiltshire. He wrote his most famous work, ''Leviathan'', in 1651. Hobbes died on [[December 4]] [[1679]]. | ||
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Thomas Hobbes was an influential British philosopher. As a political philosopher, Hobbes was concerned with the role that governments played in the ordering of society. Although he supported a monarchical government and opposed the separation of powers, he is generally considered one of the first social contract theorists.
He was born in 1588 in Westport, a town in Wiltshire. He wrote his most famous work, Leviathan, in 1651. Hobbes died on December 4 1679.