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Thomas Hobbes Quotes:

Ocupation: Philosopher

Life: April 5, 1588 - December 4, 1679

Birthday: April 5

Death: December 4

Nature (the Art whereby God hath made and governs the World) is by the Art of man, as in many other things, so in this also imitated, that it can make an Artificial Animal. For seeing life is but a motion of Limbs, the beginning whereof is in some principal part within; why may we not say, that all Automata (Engines that move themselves by springs and wheels as doth a watch) have an artificial life?

- Thomas Hobbes

source: Thomas Hobbes (2005). “Leviathan, Parts I and II”, p.9, Broadview Press

topic: Art, Nature, Spring, Artificial Life

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