Thomas Hobbes by Abhay Tak https://padlet.com/abhaystak/thomashobbes Enlightenment Salon en-us 2017-11-02 12:25:19 UTC 2025-11-14 22:31:12 UTC hello@padlet.com About Thomas Hobbes abhaystak https://padlet.com/abhaystak/thomashobbes/wish/202859094 - Born in Westport, England in 1588.
- Went to Oxford to study classical languages. Got his Bachelor's degree in 1608.
- Traveled to France, Italy, and Germany where he met Francis Bacon and Ben Johnson. 
- He was a tutor to the first Earl of Devonshire. 
- While tutoring, Hobbes's philosophy began to take form and his Short Tract on First Principles appeared. ]]> 2017-11-02 12:28:33 UTC https://padlet.com/abhaystak/thomashobbes/wish/202859094 Main Works abhaystak https://padlet.com/abhaystak/thomashobbes/wish/202863931 Leviathan-
It was based on the English Civil War. Leviathan refers to a sea monster, and Hobbes uses this imagery to refer to a government that will protect people from their own selfish desires and ways and keep chaos at bay. He writes how people will end up declaring war because it is part of their nature. 

De Cive/De Corpore/De Hornine- 
a  trilogy that was written to describe the turmoil of the English Civil War. In De Cive, he talked about liberty. In De Corpore and  De Hornine, he talked about the findings of famous scientists such as Galileo, Kepler, and William Harvey. 



]]> 2017-11-02 12:40:27 UTC https://padlet.com/abhaystak/thomashobbes/wish/202863931 Beliefs abhaystak https://padlet.com/abhaystak/thomashobbes/wish/203542246 1. Hobbes believed that the only effective and efficient form of government was absolute monarchy. 
2. His philosophy was that human beings are selfish creatures who cannot be trusted.
3. Hobbes believed that if there was no form of government, then humans would be constantly at war with one another. 
4. Hobbes's views were shaped by the English Civil War, which was the result of a dysfunctional English government. 
5. He believed in the social contract theory in which there is nearly total power to the monarch, and believed that the people had no right to rebel.  
6. Hobbes believed that all ideas come from sensation. 
7. Hobbes founded the social contract tradition, which believed that life in the state of nature is "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short"

]]> 2017-11-04 15:17:12 UTC https://padlet.com/abhaystak/thomashobbes/wish/203542246 Accomplishments abhaystak https://padlet.com/abhaystak/thomashobbes/wish/203545924 1. Published many books based on human behavior and the English Civil War. 
2. Translated the first Greek to English book called “History of the Peloponnesian War”. 

]]> 2017-11-04 15:52:47 UTC https://padlet.com/abhaystak/thomashobbes/wish/203545924 abhaystak https://padlet.com/abhaystak/thomashobbes/wish/203549541 2017-11-04 16:29:58 UTC https://padlet.com/abhaystak/thomashobbes/wish/203549541 abhaystak https://padlet.com/abhaystak/thomashobbes/wish/203549578 2017-11-04 16:30:27 UTC https://padlet.com/abhaystak/thomashobbes/wish/203549578 Main Works abhaystak https://padlet.com/abhaystak/thomashobbes/wish/204185644 Elements of Law, Natural and Politic- In this book he brings up a story about names. He claimed that not just an actual name, but also adjectives, were the names of the people they described. In his book he used certain names for certain individuals to bring forth the idea. He wanted to show that names are used as a reference and they make you remember a person's identity.]]> 2017-11-07 02:24:58 UTC https://padlet.com/abhaystak/thomashobbes/wish/204185644