Reason and morality on Hobbes

Abstract

This article aims at investigating the statute of morality in Hobbes,taking into consideration the difficulty brought about by the fact that thephilosopher seems to oscillate between uncoupling and linking moral behavior toindividual interest and to one's own usefulness. This oscillation makes allowancesfor distinct interpretations of Hobbesian moral, considered genuine by someresearchers and merely prudent by others. The following then aspires to test thepertinence of both interpretations.