Moral Positivism

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 ➔ Principles

concerning the

What is distinction between

Morality? right and wrong or

good and bad

behavior.

➔ A doctrine or

conduct of moral

system.
 Thomas
Hobbes
(1588-1679)
 Born April 5, 1588, Westport,
Wiltshire, England—died December
4, 1679, Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire.
 English philosopher, scientist, and
historian, best known for his political
philosophy, especially as articulated in
his masterpiece Leviathan (1651).
Hobbes viewed government primarily
as a device for ensuring collective
security.
 Moral  A theory stating that

Positivism MORALITY is based on the

law of the state.
 Good which is in accord
Theor with the law; bad which is
y prohibited.
 ● Nature was in state of
universal war.
● Mankind was in a state of
war before the formation of

As to
the state.
● Man is a wolf unto his
fellowmen (Homo homini
Positivism… lupus).
● Thus, there was no law, no
morality, no distinction
between right and wrong.
● To end this state of war and
anarchy, men came
together to form the state.