Second Year Humanities
Hobbes Unit, Lecture 2
Professor O'Rourke
Hobbes and Classical Political
Philosophy
1. Re: Human Nature. Are human actions driven by passion or guided by reason?
2. Re: "Manners"(Morals). Is there a natural, final good for human beings?
3. Re: The Natural Condition of Human Beings. Are human beings by nature non-political or political?
4. Re: The Natural Moral Law. Is there a natural moral law that applies in the "state of nature"?
5. Re: The Genesis of the State. Does the state originate in a contract made by individuals, or does it grow organically from other institutions?
6.Re: The Final End of the State. Should the state fundamentally seek to prevent evils, or should it also promote the complete good of human beings?
Conclusion