Book contents
- The Cambridge Spinoza Lexicon
- The Cambridge Spinoza Lexicon
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Using this Lexicon
- Abbreviations
- A
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- D
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- F
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- 83. Hate
- 84. Hebrew State
- 85. Herem
- 86. Hobbes, Thomas (1588–1679)
- 87. Hope and Fear
- 88. Hudde, Johannes (1628 –1704)
- 89. Human Nature
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- Bibliography
- Index of Cross-References
- References
86. - Hobbes, Thomas (1588–1679)
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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 January 2025
Book contents
- The Cambridge Spinoza Lexicon
- The Cambridge Spinoza Lexicon
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Using this Lexicon
- Abbreviations
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- 83. Hate
- 84. Hebrew State
- 85. Herem
- 86. Hobbes, Thomas (1588–1679)
- 87. Hope and Fear
- 88. Hudde, Johannes (1628 –1704)
- 89. Human Nature
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Bibliography
- Index of Cross-References
- References
Summary
Hobbes was a philosopher best known for his contributions to political philosophy. During his lifetime, his native England descended into civil war, executed its king, and eventually returned to peace. Written against this backdrop, Hobbes’s major political works, De Cive (On the Citizen, 1642) and Leviathan (1651), stressed the importance of uncontested unitary political authority. Hobbes viewed his political philosophy as just one component of a comprehensive materialist philosophical system, centered on bodies in motion, as laid out in his magnum opus, the Elements of Philosophy (1642–58).
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- The Cambridge Spinoza Lexicon , pp. 228 - 231Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024
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