Already an excellent student of classical languages, at age 14, Hobbes went to Magdalen Hall in Oxford to study. An uncle of Hobbes', a tradesman and alderman, provided for Hobbes' education. His father was the disgraced vicar of a local parish, and in the wake of the precipitating scandal (caused by brawling in front of his own church), he disappeared, abandoning his three children to the care of his brother. Thomas Hobbes was born in Westport, adjoining Malmesbury, England, on April 5, 1588. His experience during a time of upheaval in England influenced his thoughts, which he captured in The Elements of Law (1640) De Cive (1642) and his most famous work, Leviathan (1651). Thomas Hobbes was known for his views on how humans could thrive in harmony while avoiding the perils and fear of societal conflict.
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