摘要
从霍布斯的自然状态出发,分析了自由与义务的关系,说明自由是人与生俱来的权利,而义务则来源于对他人权利的保障。进入公民社会后,霍布斯为个人自由预设了一个广大的私人领域。主权者虽然拥有很大的权力,但是由于个人自由的广泛存在,以及主权者对臣民承担的义务,使主权者的权利受到限制。这些思想对后世西方政治理论的发展产生了深远影响。
On the base of Hobbes＇s natural state theory, this essay analyses the relationship between liberty and obligation. It illustrates that liberty is the born power of the human being, while obligation originates from the guarantee of other people＇ s rights. In Hobbes＇ s prevision, there will be a vast personal space for the individual liberty in the civil society. Despite their great powers, the sovereigntors＇ rights are restricted, due to the extensive existence of the individual liberty and their obligations to their subjects on their shoulders. All these thoughts bring profound effect on the development of the western political theories in later ages.
出处
《长沙理工大学学报（社会科学版）》
2005年第3期29-32,共4页
Journal of Changsha University of Science and Technology：Social Science
关键词
自然状态
公民社会
自由
权利
义务
natural state
civil society
liberty
right
obligation
