A Hobbesian utopia might sound paradoxical. Hobbes never prescribed a utopia per se, and he is well-known for his practical and pragmatic approach to human nature and to politics. Yet, this article identifies several utopian elements in Hobbes, starting with the ways in which his contemporaries thought of his work as utopian. Following Galileo and others, Hobbes might have been part of a utopian moment, or at least believed that he was, especially due to his novel and historic philosophy. Behind his dystopian description of the state of nature there is a utopian vision of a civilized, peaceful, and industrious society, the result of true moral philosophy. Finally, the differences between Hobbes and Plato notwithstanding, there might be one overlooked similarity: if Plato designed a republic where Socrates would not have been persecuted, Hobbes might have designed a commonwealth that would produce and allow future Galileos to work without hindrance.

霍布斯式的乌托邦听起来可能自相矛盾。霍布斯本身从未规定过乌托邦，他以对人性和政治的实用主义方法而闻名。然而，这篇文章指出了霍布斯的几个乌托邦元素，首先是他的同时代人将他的作品视为乌托邦的方式。继伽利略和其他人之后，霍布斯可能已经成为乌托邦时刻的一部分，或者至少相信他是，特别是由于他的小说和历史哲学。在他对自然状态的反乌托邦描述的背后，是一个文明、和平、勤劳的社会的乌托邦愿景，这是真正道德哲学的结果。最后，尽管霍布斯和柏拉图之间存在差异，但可能存在一个被忽视的相似之处：如果柏拉图设计了一个苏格拉底不会受到迫害的共和国，