Rachel Donadio's The Failing State Of Greece

In the citation from Leviathan, Hobbes is describing the law of nature which in essence is a general rule that is discovered through reason. Furthermore, such a law asserts human self-preservation and censures acts destructive to human life. As opposed to, a civil law, which must be written down and issued in order to be known. A law of nature is inherently known by all because it can be deduced by innate mental capabilities (such as reason and philosophy). Hobbes illustrated the terrors within the state of nature, in which fear reigns dominant. Therefore, he implies that the natural man, in order to preserve life, must seek peace, and follow it. Additionally, the second law of nature follows upon the decree to seek peace, which is a follow-up …show more content…
Furthermore, increasing political instability is affecting Greece’s public finances. In paragraph five, line six of the article Donadio poses a question of “...what happens to democracy when banks become more powerful than the political …show more content…
It has now been the European Central Bank, which is essentially taking over as the new leviathan because they are the ones controlling the actions of the Greek government by imposing sanctions. As a result, the citizens of Greece are outraged by these erroneous measures imposed by the government and behaving in a violent manner towards their government. Moreover, Hobbes would answer that the citizens of Greece actions are unacceptable because they must respect and obey the new leviathan (which is, in essence, the European Central Bank) and not question its