 The passions that incline men to peace are: fear of death; desire of such things as are necessary to commodious living; and a hope by their industry to obtain them. And reason suggesteth convenient articles of peace upon which men may be drawn to agreement.  Eclectic Magazine: Foreign Literature - Page 63edited by - 1848Full view - About this book
 | Louis P. Pojman - 2004 - 1014 pages
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 | Gerald F Gaus - 2003 - 260 pages
...himself identified such rules, which he called 'The Laws of Nature'. These Laws of Nature 'suggesteth convenient articles of peace upon which men may be drawn to agreement'. 27 Hobbes believes that reason reveals nineteen laws of nature, including 'that a man be willing, when... | |
 | Paul Hyland, Olga Gomez, Francesca Greensides - 2003 - 496 pages
...necessary to commodious living; and a hope by their industry to obtain them. And Reason suggesteth convenient Articles of Peace, upon which men may be drawn to agreement. These Articles, are they, which otherwise are called the Laws of Nature. (Leviathan, ch. XIII) ALEXANDER... | |
 | Ronald J. Pestritto, Thomas G. West - 2003 - 304 pages
...two basic kinds: first, certain passions that are natural to man, and second, reason, which "suggests convenient articles of peace, upon which men may be drawn to agreement" (Leviathan, 188). More specifically, Hobbes listed three passions as potentially conducive to peace:... | |
 | Abraham Drassinower - 2003 - 212 pages
...necessary to commodious living; and a Hope by their Industry to obtain them. And Reason suggesteth convenient Articles of Peace, upon which men may be drawn to agreement. These Articles, are they, which otherwise are called Lawes of Nature: whereof I shall speak more particularly,... | |
 | Bryan-Paul Frost, Jeffrey Sikkenga - 2003 - 852 pages
...are necessary to commodius living; and a Hope by their Industry to obtain them. And Reason suggesteth judicial department and to tread on legislative ground. This These Articles, are they, which otherwise are called the Lawes of Nature." See Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan,... | |
 | Frederick Copleston - 2003 - 452 pages
...show how the fundamental desire of self-conservation can be made effective. It suggests first of all 'convenient articles of peace, upon which men may be drawn to agreement. These articles are they, which otherwise are called the Laws of Nature.'1 1 Leviathan, i, 13; EW, in,... | |
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