Death as a Source and an Object of Law. Thomas Hobbes’ Stantpoint (Part I: Death as a Source of Law)
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https://doi.org/10.12775/szhf.2012.013Keywords
death, law, Hobbes, self-defence, war, suicide, martyrdomAbstract
The article reconstructs and evaluates Hobbes’ argumentation concerning establishing of law and specific rules regarding death. In the first part (Death as a Source of Law) the problem of fear of death as a foundation of law is considered, in the second (Death as an Object of Law) specific regulations concerning killing in self-defence, the capital punishment, rules of war, martyrdom, rationality of sacrifice for another person and of suicide will be pointed out.
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