Mock Flashcards
self-preservation
our most fundamental desire
‘natural right’
- unlike other rights, others rights conflict
- no duty to not kill or steal
- they have the right to kill you
H:State of War
not constantly fighting but disposed to fight
‘continual fear, and danger of violent death’
H:’solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short’
creates environment unsuitable for work, study or creativity
- no place for industry so no culture, knowledge, art ot time
- Therefore, ‘solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short’
H:desire power
We desire power; the means to obtain what we want
now - future
H:never ending desires
fulfilled desire but there’s will be another. have to try satisfy now and future
H:Equailty
- roughly equal - no one so strong alone
- any difference fixed by countervailing (number, intelligence, experience
H: Scarcity
Not everyone can have what they want
H:Vulnerabilty
other people can cause our failure
H:Vicious cycle
We must attack to prevent attack - even if not inclined
L: state of perfect freedom and harmony
n
liberty, not liscence
n
Law of nature - god
n
criticism, obey?
n
no real scarcity
n
Political obligation
- obligation to obey because its law rather than independent moral justification
- Rational?
Explicit Consent
- must explicitly consent to rules in order to have state obligation to it
- only applicable to SON citizens so we have no obligation if explicit is basis
Voting
- if you vote must obey whichever winner
Authority
n
Legitimacy
n
Power
n
Hypothetical Consent
n
Dissent
n
civil disobedience
n
tacit consent
n
