PHL265H1 Lecture : Political Philosoph1.docx
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But very different arguments even though same position. He"s religious so he thinks evil will always be in everyone. Hobbes answer: we need it even if there were no evil people because of our goal in congruity. Even if we all want the same thing, we can"t all satisfy our desires. What you may see as good and evil may be different to someone else. Better to have a 3rd person do the punishing if someone violates a law or agreement. Exercising only the rights that you didn"t surrender. Social contract we make a contract with each other. Living with roommates but its like chaos so you need to have someone to take charge. It doesn"t matter who you choose, you just need somebody. Its better to follow one person than live in the chaos even if the person isn"t that great.
