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Figure · 1588–1679
Thomas Hobbes
Philosopher
English philosopher, author of Leviathan.
«Without a strong sovereign, life falls back into a war of all against all.»
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In short
On the traditional scale, Thomas Hobbes sits in the law-and-order right camp. The clearest positions are on state: strongly towards “authority”; devolution: strongly towards “centralism”; justice: strongly towards “tough on crime”; democracy: strongly towards “technocracy”. On economy and environment it stays balanced. Among ideologies, the closest is absolute monarchism (96%).
Position on the 13 axes
Thomas HobbesYou
EconomyEqualityMarket
StateLibertyAuthority
SocietyProgressTradition
SovereigntyIntegrationSovereignty
ReligionSecularismReligion
EnvironmentEcologyGrowth
TechnologyCautionAcceleration
Foreign policyPacifismInterventionism
JusticeRehabilitationTough on crime
DemocracyDirect democracyTechnocracy
MethodReformRupture
DevolutionCentralismFederalism
ImmigrationOpennessControl
Closest ideologies
Absolute monarchismThe Divine-Right Sovereign96%Authoritarian technocracyThe Administrator95%GaullismThe General90%Closest parties in Europe
KristdemokraternaSweden87%
CDS – Partido PopularPortugal84%
Les RépublicainsFrance82%
Partido PopularSpain81%Similar figures
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