Thomas Hobbes (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
The first great materialistic philosopher in England to challenge theological orthodoxy, Thomas Hobbes (hahbz) was an alien in his own country. Neither the Church of England nor the Puritan party could tolerate the materialistic foundation of his philosophy, and as a result he became a controversial figure whose very life was sometimes in danger. Despite his fears of physical harm, he managed to produce a tremendous volume of work during his long life, his political theories and his doctrine of psychological determinism being his most important contributions to moral philosophy.
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