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Popular nasty brutish and short quote. Curiosity is the lust of the mind hell is truth seen too late and scientia potentia est. Explore all famous quotations and sayings by thomas hobbes. In whom the appetite of food and other pleasures of sense by predominance take away the care of knowing causes. Hobbes is best known for his 1651 book leviathan in which he expounds an influential formulation of social contract theory.
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The life of man is solitary poor nasty brutish and short. Its name derives from the biblical leviathan the work concerns the structure of society and legitimate government and is regarded as one of the earliest and most influential. Leviathan or the matter forme and power of a commonwealth ecclesiasticall and civil commonly referred to as leviathan is a book written by thomas hobbes 1588 1679 and published in 1651 revised latin edition 1668. In addition to political philosophy hobbes contributed to a.
Sometimes known as thomas hobbes of malmesbury. But also by this singular passion from other animals. Thomas hobbes h ɒ b z. Yet they will hardly believe there be many so wise as themselves.