PP110 Final: PP110 Final Review
Document Summary
Ethical belief that there are absolute standards against which moral questions can be judged. Certain actions are absolutely right and wrong regardless of context of act. Stealing is immoral even if it ended up promoting something good (stealing food for starving family) Towards english civil war (1641-1649) during personal rule of king. Charles, debate about the degree of absoluteness of the power of the sovereign. Hobbes and locke both write a social contract (mutual transferring of rights) Leviathan monster type of ruler is necessary in order to keep citizens from destroying each other. Hobbes view of world before government state of nature = war of all against all (everyman to everything/everyone) Life in this state = solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, short. Principle causes of quarrel = fear, competition, glory. A) seek peace (better for self-preservation, but prepare to make war) B) so long as others are willing to do the same, lay down your right to invade you"re neighbor.