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ALL meanings of hobbism

Hob·bism
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  • noun hobbism the doctrines of, or those attributed to, Hobbes, especially the doctrine of absolute submission to a royal sovereign in order to avoid the anarchic disorder resulting from the uncontrolled competition of individual interests. 1
  • noun hobbism the mechanistic political philosophy of Thomas Hobbes, which stresses the necessity for a powerful sovereign to control human beings 0
  • noun hobbism the philosophy of Thomas Hobbes, who held that a strong government, esp. an absolute monarchy, is needed to control clashing individual interests 0
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