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'fragments/reports', 'Leviathan' and 'The Methods of Ethics (7th edn)'
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25. Social Practice / B. Equalities / 1. Grounds of equality
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There is not enough difference between people for one to claim more benefit than another [Hobbes]
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Hobbes says people are roughly equal; Locke says there is no right to impose inequality [Hobbes, by Wolff,J]
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25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 3. Alienating rights
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If we seek peace and defend ourselves, we must compromise on our rights [Hobbes]
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25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 2. The Law / c. Natural law
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Justice, the law, and right reason are natural and not conventional [Chrysippus, by Diog. Laertius]
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We should obey the laws of nature, provided other people are also obeying them [Hobbes, by Wolff,J]
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25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 2. The Law / d. Legal positivism
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The legal positivism of Hobbes said law is just formal or procedural [Hobbes, by Jolley]
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25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 3. Punishment / a. Right to punish
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Punishment should only be for reform or deterrence [Hobbes]
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25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 2. Religion in Society
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If fear of unknown powers is legal it is religion, if it is illegal it is superstition [Hobbes]
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25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 6. Animal Rights
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We don't have obligations to animals as they aren't like us [Chrysippus, by Diog. Laertius]
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Justice is irrelevant to animals, because they are too unlike us [Chrysippus, by Diog. Laertius]
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