Hobbesian choice

[Arnold M. Zwicky]

On Jan 28, 2005, at 12:40 PM, I wrote:

> At this point, though, "Hobbesian choice" hadn't been tracked back very
> far, though the reference to Hobson, a much less well-known person than
> Hobbes, pretty much has to date back to the actual Hobson's lifetime
> (c. 1544-1631, overlapping with Hobbes's, 1588-1679).  So I was still
> suspicious that Hobbes's name and ideas had gotten grafted onto
> Hobson's...

OED online has no entry for "Hobbesian choice".  The first cite for
"Hobson's choice" is from 1660:
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S. FISHER Rusticks Alarm Wks. (1679) 128 If in this Case there be no
other (as the Proverb is) then Hobson's choice..which is, chuse whether
you will have this or none.
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arnold