PHIL 1200 Lecture 55: Lecture 55
15 May 2017
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A similar disagreement between hobbes and aristotle about what comes naturally and what not exists with regard to science and the desire for knowledge. Aristotle: (cid:498)all men by nature desire to know(cid:499) Hobbes: (cid:498)anxiety for the future time disposeth men to inquire into the men the better to order the present to their best advantage(cid:499) causes of things: because the knowledge of them. Most prominent representative of social contract theory o thomas. Hobbes, jean-jacques rousseau: it is both a moral and a political theory, it is mostly about authority and what our actions (both personal and political) should be based on. Not moral facts of unclear origin nature, reason, etc. (as with. Not unchecked pursuit of self interest (as the egoists. Morality makes social living possible, so that we can enjoy its benefits. For hobbes, we are not social by nature. Rather, we need morality (rules and laws, and the will or force to obey them) to become so.
