Hobbes and Selfish Morality in the State of Nature

In this paper I explore the controversial claim that morality exists in the Hobbesian state of nature (represented in the rationality and prudence of natural laws), and how this moral is a necessary condition to achieve civil state. In order to accomplish this objective, I examine the work of G. Kav...

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Main Author: Maximiliano Martínez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2008-04-01
Series:Ideas y Valores
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Online Access:http://www.ideasyvalores.unal.edu.co/archivos/PDF136/03_Maximiliano_Martinez.pdf