Sovereignty (in Hobbes's philosophy) [ Political & Moral philosophy / Philosophy ]
… is evidenced by the rivalry that existed between men, whose foremost sentiment was not cohesion, but the comparative passions of honour and glory, condensed into a desire to dominate. This was the universal inclination of humanity. Nor … The social nature of man yields to ‘egoism’ and an inclination towards distrust and fear. Hobbes does agree that passion was the foundation of political bodies, but only by replacing philia with fear, the traditional tool of despotic governments. If language finally makes the social contract possible, it is because ratio is awakened by passions—mainly, the fear of violent death. ( Lev , Ch. 13, §14, 86) Thus, the anthropological observation from which the …
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