Thomas Hobbes left an everlasting influence on political thought. His idea of people being selfish and brutal and his thoughts on the role of government led to more investigations such as by John Locke. read more
From his works, others such as John Locke based their ideology entirely off of Hobbes. This impact led to a longer chain of inspired philosophers and ethicists. Hobbes' Book As means of passing his work onto upcoming philosophers and Enlightenment Thinkers, Thomas Hobbes wrote and published a book. read more