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  2. Thomas Hobbes - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Hobbes was born on 5 April 1588 (Old Style), in Westport, now part of Malmesbury in Wiltshire, England.Having been born prematurely when his mother heard of the coming invasion of the Spanish Armada, Hobbes later reported that "my mother gave birth to twins: myself and fear."

  3. List of philosophers born in the 15th and 16th centuries

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    Philosophers born in the 15th and 16th centuries (and others important in the history of philosophy), listed alphabetically: Note: This list has a minimal criterion for inclusion and the relevance to philosophy of some individuals on the list is disputed.

  4. Thomas Hobbs - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Hobbs may refer to: Thomas Hobbes or Hobbs (1588–1679), English philosopher; Thomas Saunders Hobbs (1856–1927), English-born Ontario merchant and politician; Thomas Hobbs (MP), Member of Parliament for Weymouth in 1555; see Weymouth and Melcombe Regis; Thomas Hobbs, actor in Prince Charles's Men and the King's Men, the latter from ...

  5. List of intellectuals of the Enlightenment - Wikipedia

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    A leading composer of the era. Influenced by Haydn, Mozart was a child prodigy born in Salzburg. He was quite popular throughout Europe in his lifetime. He died at the age of 35. José Celestino Mutis: 1755–1808: Spanish: Botanist; lead the first botanic expeditions to South America, and built a major collection of plants. Isaac Newton: 1642 ...

  6. Timeline of Western philosophers - Wikipedia

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    Charles Taylor (born 1931). Political philosophy, Philosophy of Social Science, and Intellectual History. John Searle (born 1932). Direct realism. Alvin Plantinga (born 1932). Reformed epistemology, Philosophy of Religion. Jerry Fodor (1935–2017). Alain Badiou (born 1937). Thomas Nagel (born 1937). Qualia theory. Robert Nozick (1938–2002 ...

  7. Was Thomas Hobbes Too Optimistic? - AOL

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  8. Samuel de Sorbiere - Wikipedia

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    Samuel (de) Sorbière (French: [sɔʁbjɛʁ]; 17 September 1615 – 9 April 1670) was a French physician and man of letters, a philosopher and translator, who is best known for his promotion of the works of Thomas Hobbes and Pierre Gassendi, in whose view of physics he placed his support, though unable to refute René Descartes, but who developed a reputation in his own day for a truculent and ...

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