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Human Nature (Hobbes (Formal authority (Envy, hatred and war), Cold…
Human Nature
Hobbes
Ruthlessly selfish and individualistic
Calculating
Competitiveness
Formal authority
Envy, hatred and war
Example of enlightenment
Cold rationality to underpin humans
Individuals form contract
Formal state
Burke
Dismissed guide by reason
Dismissed perfect society
Criticised enlightenment thinking
Based upon original sin
Custom, habit, experience
Both ridiculed flawlessness
Oakeshott
Psychology not ideology
Innate fear of uncertainty
Life without law would not be nasty
Fragile and fallible
Benign and benevolent
Routine
Familiarity
Religion
Human imperfection
Original Sin
Frailty
Fallibility
Philosophy of imperfection
Nozick and Rand
Yearning for individual freedom
Enterprise and innovation
Periodic restraint
Politicians should accommodate not alter