Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Thomas Hobbes, University Of Western Ontario, Materialism
19 Dec 2016
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Hobbes and the state of nature lecture 3. We need a state, otherwise: war, fear, peace. Worst case scenario is living without state protection, any state is better than no state. A powerful state is needed to avoid disastrous interpersonal conflict. Evidence of human nature: introspection, materialism, felicity, power. 3 reasons to attack: for gain, lack of trust, for safety- the best defence is good offence, glory- the schoolyard bully. We say (cid:449)e"(cid:396)e good (cid:271)ut (cid:449)e lo(cid:272)k ou(cid:396) doo(cid:396)s. Our actions speak louder than our words. Natural right of liberty: right to nature- to do whatever is necessary to survive, to decide what (cid:862)ne(cid:272)essa(cid:396)y(cid:863) is and (cid:449)hat is a th(cid:396)eat to you(cid:396) su(cid:396)(cid:448)i(cid:448)al. The(cid:396)e"s no injusti(cid:272)e (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause injusti(cid:272)es a(cid:396)e disobeying the law, but in the state of nature there is no law. Individual rationality is what is best for you.
