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Thomas Hobbes

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)

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Hobbesianism

[[social contract]] theory.

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