Vocab Bloom Hub

hobbes

/hɒbz/

1 entry

noun

/hɒbz/C1formal
  • ruИмя собственное, относящееся к английскому материалисту и политическому философу, который выступал за абсолютный суверенитет как единственную форму правления, способную разрешить проблемы, вызванные эгоизмом человеческих существ (1588-1679).

A proper noun referring to an 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).

uncountable · proper noun

  1. C1formal

    Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679), an English philosopher known for his materialist views and political theory advocating absolute sovereignty to manage human selfishness.

    ruАнглийский философ

    • Hobbes argued that without government, life would be a 'war of all against all.'
    • The political theories of Hobbes heavily influenced modern social contract thought.
    • Students of philosophy often study Hobbes's work 'Leviathan.'
Forms
  • hobbeses plural form
  • hobbeses' possessive plural form
  • hobbes's possessive singular form