Sovereignty (in Hobbes's philosophy) [ Political & Moral philosophy / Philosophy ]
… and politeness behind the virtue of obedience. Concepts > Political & Moral philosophy People > Philosophy Keywords Civility Conflict Friendship Sovereignty Violence War The refutation of natural sociability The majority of political … the polis ) gradually evolved into the principle of natural sociability, or the relatively advanced capacity to live in society, with reason and its manifestation, language, substituting for brute force. Hobbes departed radically from this philosophical tradition in his interpretation of the civil wars that racked England, giving his own analysis of human nature, and established his theory of sovereignty, that …
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