POL200Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Aristocracy, Final Good
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Leviathan: king over all the children of pride. You can never know what"s inside ones heart. Breaking a covenant (being unjust) may be more advantageous. The fool is only a problem politically when he acts as he feels. Hobbes says you can hook men"s tongues but never their hea however civil order is required. If you attempt to tell people they are wrong, it will cause civil war. Tries to boil down religion to its essentials to make everyone happy. You can"t convert everyone, but you can enforce compliance. Shows how terrible disorder is to show the importance of order. People live better when they do what they are told. State myths don"t work, however, because people are selfish and w ir heart with leviathan -- appy. State myths don"t work, however, because people are selfish and w own good and not the good of the state. Politics is not natural, but it is necessary.
