Sovereignty (in Hobbes's philosophy) [ Political & Moral philosophy / Philosophy ]
… natural discord . 1 For the social pact to be validated, the exchange of words must therefore be presided over by a disinterested third party. Distrust of individual discourse always prevailed, for trust required collective reasoning. … life lived in friendship and equality, is superseded by a civil society where the ultimate goal is ‘commodious,’ self-interested living: ‘ All Society therefore is either for Gain, or for Glory; (i.e.) not so much for love of our … human nature, but of channelling man’s passions. All virtues and natural laws are derived from the principle of self-preservation, not from goodwill or noble motives. 2 Indeed, natural law refers only to self-preservation: ‘The Right …
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