Elements of Philosophy
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Elements of Philosophy is a major 17th-century philosophical work by Thomas Hobbes that systematically presents his views on logic, physics, human nature, and politics.
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| Elements of Philosophy canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | philosophical work ⓘ |
| aimsTo | provide a unified scientific system of philosophy ⓘ |
| approach |
deductive
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systematic ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Hobbes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| componentOf | Hobbes’s philosophical system ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| covers |
nature of bodies
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nature of human cognition ⓘ passions and motivation ⓘ structure of civil society ⓘ |
| genre | philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
De Cive
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De Corpore NERFINISHED ⓘ De Homine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | English Civil War era ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Age of Reason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
early modern political philosophy
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social contract theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Euclidean geometry NERFINISHED ⓘ Galileo Galilei NERFINISHED ⓘ mechanical philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
foundation of political authority
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systematic account of reality and human behavior ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attempt to derive politics from a general science of nature
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integration of logic, physics, and ethics into one system ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcept |
laws of nature
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mechanical explanation of motion ⓘ sovereignty ⓘ state of nature ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
materialism
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mechanistic philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | early modern philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
De Cive
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De Corpore NERFINISHED ⓘ De Homine NERFINISHED ⓘ Leviathan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
human nature
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logic ⓘ physics ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
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