Some basic Hobbesian concepts. The law of nature; Hobbes's critique of the natural law tradition; Natural rights
Enter the law of nature. Human nature; The state of nature or man's natural condition; The precepts of the law of nature; Natural rights and the creation of the commonwealth; Consent, fear obligation, and populism
The sovereign and the law of nature. The theory of sovereignty; The liberty of subjects; Hobbes's very moral sovereign
Hobbes, the moral philosopher. Self and others; obligation; Is and ought; Religion and toleration.