The problem of death stemming from human＇s self-consciousness and the sense of time is an important topic in Western philosophy. As a founder of modern political philosophy, Hobbes constructed his politicalphilosophy by the inseparable consideration on death. This essay attempts to analyze Hobbes＇ views of death in hypothesis about the state of nature, social contract theory, and natural rights theory for seeking the significance of the death in his political philosophy.