Thomas Hobbes (Censorship (Ready Reference series))
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The most controversial and vilified philosopher of the seventeenth century, Hobbes was known as the “Monster of Malmesbury” after his presumed birthplace. As a primarily political philosopher, Hobbes tried to set forth a comprehensive doctrine that would help bring peace to an England divided by civil war during the 1640’s. The effect of his writings was, however, quite the opposite. His views rested on materialism, and thus directly opposed the Aristotelian scholasticism established by churches and universities. Hobbes was considered an atheist and...
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