hobbesian

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Definition of hobbesian in English English dictionary

involving unrestrained, selfish, and uncivilized competition among participants

{i} follower of the philosophy of Thomas Hobbes

Hyphenation

Hobbes·i·an

Etymology

() The term is derived from the name of the 17th century English author Thomas Hobbes. The book for which Thomas Hobbes is best known, Leviathan, describes a situation of unrestrained, selfish and uncivilized competition.