Thomas+Hobbes

 =     Thomas Hobbes  By:Olivia Famous         __ Thomas' Time Line __  *1588 - Thomas Hobbes is born on the 5th of April in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England. His father left him to be raised by his uncle who was very wealthy. *1603 - With little enthusiasm he studies scholastic philosophy at Magdalen Hall in Oxford. *1608 - He tutors the son of William Cavendish the earl of Devonshire after recieving his bachelors degree. *1628 - He ublished an English version of the Thucydides because he wanted to show the English the dangers of democracy. *1629 - Through his travels he finds a passion for geometry, he works to find a way to use geometrical methods to demenstrate his social and political principles. *1640 -He gives out his manuscripts to parliment members on the Elements Of Law to demonstrate the need for absolute sovereignty. *1647 - He recovers from a near death from a severe illness and publishes the second edition of of De Cive. *1665 - Controversy begins with John Wallis and Seth Ward about issues of geometry, religion and the state of the universe. He also publishes De Corpore. *1666 - Hobbes is prohibited by the king to publish any more of his work because of the scrutinizing of Leviathan. This is also the year of the Great Fire of London. <span style="display: block; font-size: 160%; color: #1e0000; font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; text-align: left;">*1668 - He submits Behemoth to the king and he denies the publication. <span style="display: block; font-size: 160%; color: #1e0000; font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; text-align: left;">*1679 - Thomas Hobbes passes away at Hardwick Hall, on december 4th. <span style="display: block; font-size: 160%; color: #1e0000; font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; text-align: left;">                          = === == <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: David;">   = = "The universe is corporeal; all that is real is material, and what is not material is not real." --//The Leviathan//  ~He was thought to be a moral and political philosopher, though he was best known for his political thoughts. His main concern was the problem of social and political order, like how human beings can live together in peace and avoid the danger and fear of civil conflict. He was the creator of Leviathan, The Elements of Law, Body Mind and Citizen, De Cive, De Corpore and Behemoth these were some of his best works. = = = = = = = = = =<span style="font-size: 28pt; color: #1f497d; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-themecolor: text2;">Hero = = = = = == =<span style="font-size: 28pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> He’s an amazing writer and philosopher he created many historically important writings such as: <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-themecolor: text1;"> ü   <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: red; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: David;">The Elements of Law <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-themecolor: text1;"> ü   <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: red; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: David;">Leviathan <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-themecolor: text1;"> ü   <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: red; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: David;">Body, Mind and Citizen <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-themecolor: text1;"> ü   <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: red; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: David;">De Cive <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-themecolor: text1;"> ü   <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: red; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: David;">De Corpore <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-themecolor: text1;"> ü   <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: red; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: David;">Behemoth = = = = <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #0070c0; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: David;">  ~  He had to overcome many obstacles to become such a great   = =<span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #0070c0; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: David;"> Philosopher like he tutored the son of William Cavendish the earl of Devonshire while going to school. He acquired most of his knowledge from his travels. = <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: red; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: David;"> =**<span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> Wanted   ** <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: David;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: David;">  <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: David;">   <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: David;"> ~Wanted for being a supporter of atheism and going against the king in what he publishes. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: David;"> ~Wanted for trying to have more of his insignificant work published by the king. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: David;"> We the people of Parliament believe this man should be prosecuted for going against parliament and the king. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: David;"> <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #c00000; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">  Dead Or Alive  = <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: red; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: David;"> <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: red; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: David;">

__Acrostic Poem__ H elped people understand the purpose of philosophy. O xford was the school he attended to learn about scholastic philosophy. B elieves in mortality of the soul and rejects <span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;">Cartesian dualism. B ecomes a tutor for the son of William Cavendish and travels the continent with him learning more about his passion for geometry and wonders how to use the geometrical method to display his political and social principles. E lements of Law was one of his pieces of writing that he created. S econd part of his trilogy, De Homine was published in 1657.