LS101 Lecture Notes - De Cive, Civil Society, Social Contract
15 Dec 2013
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Curb despotism (to govern by your own will without the the interest of society) and protect the commons. Linebaugh: history from below, common rights versus human rights. Basic knowledge of history is vitl to understanding the evolution of legal studies. Today we move from magna carta (1215) to the industrial revolution (1800s). Interested in the systematic approach, uses this to understand law. Social contract theory: also know as contractarianism. War of all men, against all men (p. 49: developed the idea of a social contract". Wrote de cive (1642: 3 parts; liberty, sovereignty, religion, pre leviathan. We enter civil society for profit, not peace. Civil society is not a goal in itself. All society therefore is either for gain, or for glory; (i. e. ) not so much for love of our fellowes, as for love of our selves (p. 44) Natural equality of men ; the will to hurt: must be taught to be civil.
