Hobbesian

Senso (Inglese)

Adj

1. Of, relating to, or influenced by Thomas Hobbes or his philosophical theories.
2. (figuratively) Involving unrestrained, selfish, and uncivilized competition.

Noun

A follower of the theories of Thomas Hobbes.

Concetti

egoiste

sinonimi

egocentric

every man for himself

mean

small-minded

dissocial

Hobbsian

Traduzioni

اناني

egoistisch

eigennützig

selbstsüchtig

εγωιστής

hobbesien

خۆ پهرست

baatzuchtig

egoïstisch

zelfzuchtig

hobbesiano

egoista

Etimologia (Inglese)

From Hobbes (a surname) + -ian; referring to the 17th century English author Thomas Hobbes, whose best-known work, Leviathan, describes the state of nature in terms of unrestrained, selfish, and uncivilized competition.