Sovereignty (in Hobbes's philosophy) [ Political & Moral philosophy / Philosophy ]
… 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 political and anthropological consequences. It gave precedence to … virtue of obedience. Concepts > Political & Moral philosophy People > Philosophy Mots-clés Civility Conflict Friendship Sovereignty Violence War The refutation of natural sociability The majority of political treaties, from the age of Cicero … of the civil wars that racked England, giving his own analysis of human nature, and established his theory of sovereignty, that of a social covenant guaranteed by the sword. ‘The greatest part of those men who have written ought …
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