section_path: Property in philosophy/Modern philosophy/Thomas Hobbes (17th century)
section_name: Thomas Hobbes (17th century)
paragraph_text: Thomas Hobbes (17th century)
  
  The principal writings of Thomas Hobbes appeared between 1640 and 1651—during and immediately following the war between forces loyal to King Charles I and those loyal to Parliament. In his own words, Hobbes' reflection began with the idea of "giving to every man his own," a phrase he drew from the writings of Cicero. But he wondered: How can anybody call anything his own?