The Notion of good in Hobbes' system

Author: Lukac De Stier, MARÍA L.

Source: Hobbes Studies, Volume 15, Number 1, 2002 , pp. 87-99(13)

Publisher: BRILL

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Abstract:

Generally, the topic of Hobbes's ethics that has received little attention is the "good"¹, probably because the critical viewpoint has almost always been from politics and social philosophy; their focus is the justification of rules, obligation, the relationship between natural law and civil law and so on. This paper intends to consider different approaches to the theme of "good" given in the complete works of Hobbes, and not just the politically focused works, to explain the apparent contradictions.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/187502502X00064

Publication date: 2002-01-01