1. Socially Constituted And Socially Defined Law
Without a contracted, written understanding of law and its consequences, there is no reason for people to follow rules or be civil. ... In the state of nature, which is the world without laws, edicts and rules to follow, there is much disorder and disarray. ... But, if there were no rules to follow and no obligations to anyone else as there is in society, as it is in a state of nature, it can be quite easy to understand where Hobbes gets this idea. ... There must be a majority of people following in habit of submission or obedience to this common superior. ... Austin says that in order for...
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