...condition of permanent war of "every man against every man."* Hence, we may conclude with him, that "the final cause, end, or design of men, who naturally love liberty (in themselves), and dominion over others, in the introduction of that restraint upon themselves in...

...condition of permanent war of "every man against every man."* Hence, we may conclude with him, that "the final cause, end, or design of men, who naturally love liberty (in themselves), and dominion over others, in the introduction of that restraint upon themselves in...

...Wohlfahrt nötig sind. Die Mittel zur Erreichung dieses Zieles sind aber in den Naturgesetzen niedergelegt. The final cause, end, or design of men, who naturally...see them live in commonwealths, is the foresight of the own preservation, and of a more contented life thereby; that is to say of getting themselves out...

...nature, is supposed to endeavour all he can to obtain that which is necessary for his conservation.' ' The final cause, end, or design of men who naturally...preservation, and of a more contented life thereby' (ibid., Pt. II. chap. xvii). All the ' laws of nature ' are derived from ' the single dictate of reason...

...live in Common-wealths,) wealth, faris the foresight of their own preservation, and of 'i"'l^Stcua more contented life thereby ; that is to say, of 'getting themselves out from that miserable condition of Warre, which is necessarily consequent (as hath been _. shewn) to the naturall Passions of men, when...

...Origin and Nature of the State 1 Ch. xvii. Of the Causes, Generation, and Definition of a Commonwealth. The final cause, end, or design of men, who naturally...of their own preservation, and of a more contented Hie thereby; that is to say, of getting themselves out from that miserable condition of war, which...

...foreign rivalry; the ideal therefore was Renaissance sovereignty. ' The final cause, End or Designe of men (who naturally love Liberty and Dominion over...thereby, that is to say, of getting themselves out of the miserable condition of Warre.' 3 Thus if confusion would otherwise prevail, it is worth while...

...contented with so much liberty against other men as he would allow other men against himself." Thus " the final cause, end, or design of men, who naturally...liberty and dominion over others, in the introduction of restraint upon themselves in which we see them live in commonwealths, is the foresight of their own...

...Treatises of Government, Bk. II. ch. 2. In the opinion of Hobbes, " The Finall Cause, End, or Designe of men (who naturally love Liberty and Dominion over others), in the introduction of the restraint upon themselves (in which we see them live in Commonwealths), is the foresight of their...

...THOMAS HOBBES [Froir Leviathan, 1651, chapters xvii, xviii, xix, xxi] The Nature of a Commonwealth 919 Ijve in commonwealths, is the foresight of their own preservation and of a more contented life thereby...