PP110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Leviathan
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Pp110 lesson 17 (not only can, but must, do what we need to survive. Therefore there is no such thing as prohibited acts as justice is a socially constructed concept) (a state of nature has no civic authority and thus no laws) - pg. No civilization (we do not like living in this state of insecurity, anxiety and fear and thus require cooperation to create a more comfortable state) Because: we fear death (instinct of self-preservation, we desire civilization. 181 left column (laws of nature differ from civil laws as they are not binding but they may have other similar characteristics) The laws of nature (14: seek peace, but be prepared to make war. 181 right column (in the state of nature we are governed by reason in order to survive, and in order to succeed in survival we have a right to every single thing.
