Associations to the word «Hobbes»

Wiktionary

HOBBES, proper noun. A patronymic surname​.

Dictionary definition

HOBBES, noun. 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).

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche