 | John McCumber - 1999 - 368 σελίδες
...others threaten me. I need to increase my power in order to fend them off. Thus the Hobbesian individual "cannot assure the power and means to live well, which he hath present, without the acquisition of more" (Lev., p. 47). Power is thus unlike other objects of desire:... | |
 | Nigel Warburton, Jonathan E. Pike, Derek Matravers - 2000 - 416 σελίδες
...perpetuall and restlesse desire of Power after power, that ceaseth onely in Death. And the cause of this, is not always that a man hopes for a more intensive...assure the power and means to live well, which he hath present, without the acquisition of more.'1 ' Everyone, those with moderate as well as those with immoderate... | |
 | Darryl S. L. Jarvis - 2000 - 304 σελίδες
...perpetual and restlesse desire for Power after power, that ceaseth only in Death. And the cause of this, is not always that a man hopes for a more intensive...assure the power and means to live well, which he hath present, without the acquisition of more. And from hence it is, that Kings, whose power is greatest,... | |
 | Kenneth Murray Knuttila, Wendee Kubik - 2000 - 228 σελίδες
...restlesse desire of Power after power, that ceaseth only in Death. And the cause of this, is not alwayes that a man hopes for a more intensive delight, than he has already attained to; or that he cannot assure the power and means to live well, which he hath present, without the acquisition of more. (161)... | |
 | Philip Thody - 2000 - 340 σελίδες
...perpetual and restless desire for Power after power, that ceaseth only in Death. And the cause of this is not always that a man hopes for a more intensive delight that he has already attained to, or that he cannot be content with a moderate power; but because he... | |
 | Amélie Rorty - 2001 - 376 σελίδες
...restlesse desire of Power after power, that ceaseth onely in Death. And the cause of this, is not alwayes that a man hopes for a more intensive delight, than...assure the power and means to live well, which he hath present, without the acquisition of more. And from hence it is, that Kings, whose power is greatest,... | |
 | David van Mill - 2001 - 270 σελίδες
...so that the realm of instrumentally effective action is greatly expanded. The drive for power is not that "a man hopes for a more intensive delight, than...or that he cannot be content with a moderate power" 9 but comes from fear and uncertainty. Remove this uncertainty and the drive for power will diminish... | |
 | George P. Brockway - 2001 - 494 σελίδες
...fear of death leads to "a perpetual and restless desire of power after power. And the cause of this is not always that a man hopes for a more intensive delight than he has already attained to, but because he cannot assure the power and means to live well . . . without the acquisition of more."4... | |
 | Sheldon S. Wolin - 2001 - 664 σελίδες
...desire of Power after power, that ceaseth onely in Death. And the cause of this is ... because [man] cannot assure the power and means to live well, which he hath present, without the acquisition of more."18 Later historians, after a vain attempt at ordering the... | |
 | Thomas Hobbes - 2002 - 664 σελίδες
...this is not always that a power in man hopes for a more intensive delight than he has already all men. attained to or that he cannot be content with a moderate...assure the power and means to live well, which he hath present, without the acquisition of more. And from hence it is that kings, whose power is greatest,... | |
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I put for a general inclination of all mankind a perpetual and restless desire of power after power, that ceaseth only in death. And the cause of this is not always that a man hopes for a more intensive delight than he has already attained to, or that... 
