Political Science 2237E Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Leviathan
12 Apr 2017
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We are selfish and everything revolves around us. Everyone who is normal is able to reason, because that is how people get what they want o o. So 1) people are self preserving: and 2) people are selfish o. So people can either show gratitude or not, could forgive people or not, cold think people are equal or not, and think others are better judges than you or not. Total liberty = the danger is that all other people believe this as well. This creates the worst situation in the life of solitary, not many possessions, brutish, animal-like and short. We have the right to self-preserve ourselves so we"d do anything to stay alive. However, a valid strategy for self-preserving is to give up some power. This ensures people to have security so you can indulge in the life you want, and even perhaps dominate a certain area. o.
