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Hobbes       [hobz] Pronunciation Key
–noun
Thomas, 1588–1679, English philosopher and author.
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Hobbes       (hŏbz)  Pronunciation Key 
English philosopher and political theorist best known for his book Leviathan (1651), in which he argues that the only way to secure civil society is through universal submission to the absolute authority of a sovereign.

Hobbes'i·an adj.
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thomas hobbes

noun
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) [syn: Hobbes] 

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