About the book: 2022 / The book includes some of the most famous works of the English philosopher Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) - “Principles of Philosophy”, “Human Nature”, “ About freedom and necessity" and "Leviathan". The name of Thomas Hobbes occupies an honorable place not only among the great philosophical names of his era - the era of Bacon, Descartes, Gassendi, Pascal, Spinoza, Locke, Leibniz, but also in the world historical and philosophical process. Materialist philosopher T. Hobbes is a unique scientific phenomenon . Just the fact that he formulated the concept of the rule of law makes him a world-class scientist. He became the founder of political philosophy, the author of the theories of social contract and state sovereignty - ideas that are extremely relevant today and need a new reading.