This essay presents a reading of the use of wonder in the political philosophy of Thomas Hobbes. In this essay, I argue that not only did Hobbes incorporate the ancient conception of wonder into his ...

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This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The problem of the power seeker is of crucial importance for Hobbes’s political philosophy. While education might aid in changing the behavior ...

A Critique of Hobbesian Premises through the Lenses of Game Theory and Evolutionary Biology The “state of war” proposed by Thomas Hobbes in Leviathan is examined, with emphasis on the extreme ...

A newly discovered document, written by one of Europe's most famous philosophers, Thomas Hobbes, reveals a plan that, if successful, could have turned the tide of one of England's bloodiest wars. In ...