PHL100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Aristocracy, Thomas Hobbes
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But sa(cid:373)e(cid:374)ess of goals does(cid:374)(cid:859)t entail cooperation. Note the importance of language: two ways of wanting the same thing, both want the same slice of cake, both are the same in wanting some slice of cake. In case (1), there is conflict; in case (2) not: ho(cid:271)(cid:271)es assu(cid:373)es a(cid:374)ts are (cid:858)the sa(cid:373)e(cid:859) i(cid:374) sense (2) Two points to stress: the covenant is not between me and the sovereign but between me and all of you, each is author of any act of the sovereign, this has startling consequences, notably: Si(cid:374)(cid:272)e he is(cid:374)(cid:859)t a party to the (cid:272)o(cid:448)e(cid:374)a(cid:374)t, (cid:374)othi(cid:374)g he does (cid:272)o(cid:374)stitutes a breach on his part. Three kinds of states: the sovereign can be: The (cid:858)true li(cid:271)erty of a su(cid:271)je(cid:272)t(cid:859: the rationale for obedience lies in the end (cid:894)prote(cid:272)tio(cid:374) (cid:895) therefore, you retai(cid:374) rights that (cid:858)(cid:272)a(cid:374)(cid:374)ot (cid:271)e tra(cid:374)sferred(cid:859) You (cid:374)eed(cid:374)(cid:859)t o(cid:271)ey a(cid:374) order to kill or (cid:373)ai(cid:373) yourself or a(cid:374)y other perso(cid:374)
