Sovereignty (in Hobbes's philosophy) [ Political & Moral philosophy / Philosophy ]
… and anthropological consequences. It gave precedence to negative sentiments—fear and suspicion—and ranked morality and politeness behind the virtue of obedience. Concepts > Political & Moral philosophy People > Philosophy Keywords Civility … exemplary morals, guaranteed by the ‘police’ of the State. The resulting civility should not be understood as urbanity, politeness, or mere flattery. Like other moralists, Hobbes appealed to empirical observation, finding in civil … and anthropological consequences. It gave precedence to negative sentiments—fear and suspicion—and ranked morality and politeness behind the virtue of obedience. … Aristote, Politiques , trad. P. Pellegrin (Paris, Flammarion, 1990). Hobbes, …
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