THOMAS HOBBES (1588 - 1679)

"A Law of Nature (Lex Naturalis) is a precept, or general rule, found out by reason, by which a person is forbidden to do that which is destructive of his life, or takes away the means of preserving the same; and to omit that by which he thinks it may be preserved," said Thomas Hobbes, the English philosopher and political theorist known even today for his philosophical works. He began his career as a philosophical author when he was 40. His works voiced the state of affairs of the society then, and also about the depth of human understanding. In spite of suffering from shaking palsy, Hobbes continued to write and enlighten the minds of contemporary and future philosophers.

He wrote, as he had "nothing else to do." A charitable man, Hobbes was the propounder of the Laws of Nature.