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Hobbes
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Hobbes
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n
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)
Synonyms:
Thomas Hobbes
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a specialist in philosophy
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