Thomas Hobbes

Thomas Hobbes

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)

1588-04-05
1679-12-04
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Humans are driven by a perpetual and restless desire of power.

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Georg Büchner Preis 1971

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