Roussou - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. Explain the laws of nature as described by Hobbes (two) According to Hobbes the law of nature is encoded in our innate human faculties. There are two of such laws that Hobbes asserts: the first one it is in the best interest of every man to maintain as much peace as he himself would wish to have. If all men were to seek this peace to the extent that they themselves need and benefit from it, Hobbes argues that then all men would have peace. But in instances where one cannot find peace eve...