Seventeenth-century philosopher Thomas Hobbes has the reputation of being a bit of a curmudgeon. He is most famous for his bleak description of human nature — that without the rule of law's corrective ...

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If you want to know a political leader’s governing philosophy, you could cut through a lot of bluster by just asking them who their guy is: John Locke or Thomas Hobbes? Anyone who’s taken Poli Sci 101 ...

The Quote of the Day is from the fearless Thomas Hobbes, an influential 17th-century philosopher from England that radically changed the way in which society was viewed. Thomas Hobbes has been a ...

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Thomas Hobbes: Leviathan. Edited by Noel Malcolm. Oxford University Press; 1,832 pages; $375 and £195. Buy from Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk WHEN Thomas Hobbes was maths tutor to the future English king, ...

Regarding the Jan. 2 Style article “‘Calvin and Hobbes’: Still as fresh as new-fallen snow”: The first time I saw “Calvin and Hobbes” on The Post bestseller list, I scurried to buy the book, expecting ...