Sovereignty (in Hobbes's philosophy) [ Political & Moral philosophy / Philosophy ]
… 2, 93-94). Here, the purpose of political association is redefined: communal ‘well-being,’ life lived in friendship and equality, is superseded by a civil society where the ultimate goal is ‘commodious,’ self-interested living: ‘ All Society … the whole of humanity), which leads to the injunction to seek peace, to restrict one’s personal freedom, to recognise equality, and to give up one’s rights. Thenceforth, the natural obligation of agreement, fairness, sociability, …
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