Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Political Philosophy
5 Oct 2016
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The life of each one of us is structured and controlled, in part, by the decisions of others. Living in a state of nature is possible. Civil society a society governed by a formal state the state exists naturally in the sense of being natural to human beings. Our fear of death would bring human beings to create a state. Humans can never reach a state of complete satisfaction and a person cannot assure. A desire is an internal motion towards an object" the power and means to live well". Everyone"s attempt to increase power will lead to competition. All humans possess roughly the same level of strength and skill has the capacity to kill any other. No one in the state of nature can make himself invulnerable against the possibility of attack. Three principal reasons for attack in the state of nature: for gain, for safety, for glory.
