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THOMAS HOBBES
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• THOMAS HOBBES (noun)
The noun THOMAS HOBBES has 1 sense:
1. 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)
Familiarity information: THOMAS HOBBES used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
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)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hobbes; Thomas Hobbes
Instance hypernyms:
philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)
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