An Ethical Evaluation of Thomas Hobbes’ Political Authority
There is no country or society in the world where political authority does not exist, individuals or groups have either accepted the legitimacy of the political authority that grants this power for the sake of necessity or are often forced to abide by it. The important question is, can ‘necessity’ m...
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| description | There is no country or society in the world where political authority does not exist, individuals or groups have either accepted the legitimacy of the political authority that grants this power for the sake of necessity or are often forced to abide by it. The important question is, can ‘necessity’ morally justify the exercise of power over us? One of the questions discussed in political philosophy and ethics is, should we accept political authority where there are sometimes undesirable conditions for us? Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) in his book Leviathan, stated that human nature is selfish and human life would be lonely, poor, inferior, wild, and short-lived if there is no controlling disciplinary legislative authority which is a need for us and also morally valid. This paper will figure out some limitations of these views of Hobbes in the light of eclectic theories and practical aspects, including Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and John Locke in the first strand. Immanuel Kant and J. S. Mill’s views have been used to ethically evaluate Hobbes’ position of political authority in the later strand. |
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| spelling | ojs-2852026-08-10T09:27:35Z An Ethical Evaluation of Thomas Hobbes’ Political Authority Foysal Political Authority Political Morality Political Philosophy Ethical Standard Sovereign Authority Thought Academy There is no country or society in the world where political authority does not exist, individuals or groups have either accepted the legitimacy of the political authority that grants this power for the sake of necessity or are often forced to abide by it. The important question is, can ‘necessity’ morally justify the exercise of power over us? One of the questions discussed in political philosophy and ethics is, should we accept political authority where there are sometimes undesirable conditions for us? Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) in his book Leviathan, stated that human nature is selfish and human life would be lonely, poor, inferior, wild, and short-lived if there is no controlling disciplinary legislative authority which is a need for us and also morally valid. This paper will figure out some limitations of these views of Hobbes in the light of eclectic theories and practical aspects, including Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and John Locke in the first strand. Immanuel Kant and J. S. Mill’s views have been used to ethically evaluate Hobbes’ position of political authority in the later strand. Jahangirnagar University 2024-06-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Conference Proceedings Submission application/pdf http://journals.juniv.edu/index.php/tjr/article/view/285 10.59185/tjr.v48i1.285 The Jahangirnagar Review; Vol. 48 No. 1 (2024); 107-118 1682-7422 10.59185/tjr.v48i1 eng http://journals.juniv.edu/index.php/tjr/article/view/285/243 Copyright (c) 2025 The Jahangirnagar Review |
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