PP110 Lecture Notes - Sport Utility Vehicle, Atlantic Cod
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The english civil war (1641-1649) pitted followers of king charles 1 against followers of. This is relevant to hobbes because he saw the civil war as tearing under the fabric of society. He believed there were 2 choices: trusting or chaos. State of nature: a condition in which there is no government or civil authority. Hobbes says life is: solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short. The specific goal = is to make oneself master of anothers life, wife, children, and cattle : fear. Specific goal = defence of ones life, wife, children, and cattle : glory. No civilization (every man is an enemy to every man. It is no place for industry, no society, etc) Why are we inclined to peace in the state of nature: Because of this, there are laws of nature. Therefore we should transfer the right to do whatever you want to one person: the leviathan.
