
The English philosopher Thomas Hobbes published Leviathan in 1651, and it is regarded as one of the foundational texts of modern political philosophy. The full title of the work is Leviathan, or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Common-wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil, and it presents a comprehensive theory of politics, beginning with human life in the state of nature and extending to the nature of the state and the legitimacy of political authority.According to Hobbes, human beings are by nature
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Hüseyin Özil

Thomas Hobbes, 5 Nisan 1588’de İngiltere’nin Malmesbury kentinin yakınlarındaki Westport’ta doğmuştur. Babası bir Anglikan papazıydı, ancak şiddetli karakteri ve cehaleti nedeniyle görevinden alınmıştır. Hobbes’un erken yaşamı, büyük ölçüde amcasının himayesinde geçmiştir. Eğitimine Malmesbury’de başladıktan sonra, Oxford Üniversitesi’ne bağlı Magdalen Hall’da klasik filoloji ve mantık eğitimi aldı. Henüz on dört yaşındayken Euripides’in Medea adlı eserini Latinceye çevirdi. Üniversite eğitimini
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Merve Durumlu

Thomas Hobbes was born on April 5, 1588, in Westport, near the town of Malmesbury, England. His father was an Anglican clergyman who was removed from office due to his violent temperament and lack of education. Hobbes’s early life was largely shaped under the guardianship of his uncle. He began his education in Malmesbury and later studied classical philology and logic at Magdalen Hall, affiliated with the University of Oxford. At the age of fourteen, he translated Euripides’ Medea into Latin. U
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Merve Durumlu

Thomas Hobbes was born on 5 April 1588 in Westport, near the town of Malmesbury in England. His father was an Anglican priest but was removed from his position due to his violent temper and ignorance. Hobbes’s early life was largely under the guardianship of his uncle. He began his education in Malmesbury and later studied classical philology and logic at Magdalen Hall, part of the University of Oxford. Even at the age of fourteen, he translated Euripides’s Medea into Latin. After completing his
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Merve Durumlu