When Thomas Hobbes described life in a state of nature as “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short,” he penned one of the most celebrated sentences in the English language. The seventeenth century ...

It has often been argued that, notwithstanding his commitment to the authoritarian state, Thomas Hobbes is a champion of the "minimal" version of liberty of conscience: namely, the freedom of citizens ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The problem of the power seeker is of crucial importance for Hobbes’s political philosophy. While education might aid in changing the behavior ...

Regarding the Jan. 2 Style article “‘Calvin and Hobbes’: Still as fresh as new-fallen snow”: The first time I saw “Calvin and Hobbes” on The Post bestseller list, I scurried to buy the book, expecting ...