Definitions for hobbes
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1. Hobbes, Thomas Hobbesnoun

   English materialist and political philosopher who advocated absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of human beings (1588-1679)

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1. hobbes

   Thomas Hobbes ( HOBZ; 5/15 April 1588 – 4/14 December 1679) was an English philosopher. Hobbes is best known for his 1651 book Leviathan, in which he expounds an influential formulation of social contract theory. In addition to political philosophy, Hobbes contributed to a diverse array of other fields, including history, jurisprudence, geometry, theology, and ethics, as well as philosophy in general. He is considered to be one of the founders of modern political philosophy.

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1. hobbes

   Hobbes refers to Thomas Hobbes, an influential English philosopher born in 1588, known for his work in political philosophy and social contract theory. His ideas on individual rights and absolute sovereignty, outlined in his 1651 book "Leviathan," have had a lasting impact on Western political thought. It may also refer to a comic strip character 'Hobbes' which is a tiger in the popular comic strip "Calvin and Hobbes" by Bill Watterson.

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1. Hobbes

   Hobbes is a character in the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson. He is Calvin's stuffed tiger and best friend, and is depicted with two distinct identities.

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1. HOBBES

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hobbes is ranked #111988 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Hobbes surname appeared 157 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Hobbes.
   
   90.4% or 142 total occurrences were White.
   4.4% or 7 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Philosopher

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce hobbes?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say hobbes in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hobbes in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hobbes in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of hobbes in a Sentence

1. Amanda Lake:

   It was very, very sweet, we already told him over and over that Hobbes was on an adventure, so it was nice to get back and show him that Hobbes really had been on an adventure.

2. Hazlitt:

   Women never reason and therefore they are, comparatively, seldom wrong. They judge instinctively of what falls under their immediate observation or experience, and do not trouble themselves about remote or doubtful consequences. If they make no profound discoveries, they do not involve themselves in gross absurdities. It is only by the help of reason and logical inference, according to Hobbes, that ?man becomes excellently wise or excellently foolish.?

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hobbes
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobbes
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=hobbes
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=hobbes