Sovereignty (in Hobbes's philosophy) [ Political & Moral philosophy / Philosophy ]
… 1651. Abstract Thomas Hobbes’ rejection of the social nature of man is the foundation of his philosophy on the origin of State, and provides a rationale for his theory of absolute sovereignty. The refutation of natural sociability had … core, was neither that of goodwill towards others nor of solitude, but one of violent sociality: men were in a constant state of conflict and competition, in confrontation even unto death. Men were natural ‘competitors’ and viewed each of … in a creature that was not ‘solitary’, was not the same as the proclivity for political relationships. As Hobbes stated in chapter 1, paragraph 2 of De cive : Man was not a creature ‘born fit for society.’ Civil society (i.e., …
Civility | Conflict | Friendship | Sovereignty | Violence | War
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