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Born: April 5, 1588, Westport, Wiltshire, England. Death: December 4, 1679, Derbyshire, United Kingdom. Hobbes was an English political philosopher who was best known for his books, “The Elements of Law” (1640), “De Cive” [On the Citizen] (1642), and “Leviathan” (1651). In “Leviathan”, Hobbes argues for the necessity and natural evolution of the social contract. His political philosophy is considered to have been a major influence upon the likes of John Locke, and Jean Jacques Rousseau.
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