Thomas Hobbes, an English philosopher, was born on April 5, 1588 in England. Hobbes is known for his work on political philosophy (Wikipedia). Hobbes was born prematurely because his mother heard of an invasion that was coming from the Spanish Armada. Hobbes said “My mother gave birth to twins, myself and fear.” Hobbes does not remember much about his childhood and mother making very little known about them. The father of Hobbes is also named Thomas, he was the vicar, (a clergyman in charge of a church) of Charlton and Westport in England. Thomas Sr. had a wealthy older brother named Francis Hobbes that does not have a family. Hobbes had one brother named Edmund Hobbes that is two years older than him and had a sister named Anne Hobbes. Thomas
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In Hobbes second book A Short Treatise on First Principles, explains his love for math (Biography). In 1636 Hobbes went to Florence and became a debater in philosophic groups in Paris that was ran by Marin Mersenne. Once Hobbes became a debater he considered himself a philosopher and a scholar (Wikipedia). Hobbes traveled to France and met mathematics Rene Descartes and Pierre Gassendi (Biography). In France, Hobbes went and devoted his life to studying the system of life. Hobbes first study in France was the physical doctrine of motion and physical momentum. He studied the physical phenomena in terms of motion and the difference between man and nature, trying to separate man and nature into two different things. He then went into a deeper study on man such as knowledge, affection, and passion to fully understand a man. After studied the human man, he went and argued “brutishness and misery” about the man having to move into society. After the argument, if people did not agree with him, then he would agree to unite man and the state. Hobbes went home in 1637 confused about the plan he had made for himself as a philosopher. Having the confusion caused Hobbes to write The Elements of Law, Natural and Politic in 1640. This book was not published but
In Hobbes second book A Short Treatise on First Principles, explains his love for math (Biography). In 1636 Hobbes went to Florence and became a debater in philosophic groups in Paris that was ran by Marin Mersenne. Once Hobbes became a debater he considered himself a philosopher and a scholar (Wikipedia). Hobbes traveled to France and met mathematics Rene Descartes and Pierre Gassendi (Biography). In France, Hobbes went and devoted his life to studying the system of life. Hobbes first study in France was the physical doctrine of motion and physical momentum. He studied the physical phenomena in terms of motion and the difference between man and nature, trying to separate man and nature into two different things. He then went into a deeper study on man such as knowledge, affection, and passion to fully understand a man. After studied the human man, he went and argued “brutishness and misery” about the man having to move into society. After the argument, if people did not agree with him, then he would agree to unite man and the state. Hobbes went home in 1637 confused about the plan he had made for himself as a philosopher. Having the confusion caused Hobbes to write The Elements of Law, Natural and Politic in 1640. This book was not published but