Hobbes and Natural Law

About 50 people attended the VUC Historical Society's third evening for the year on Monday, April 23. The occasion was a discussion on Hobbes and Natural Law between Mr. Brookes and Dr. Walsh of the School of Political Science.

Dr. Walsh spoke generally on the subject of Natural Law, with a brief history of the theory from earliest times, followed by an account of the part of Hobbes in the Natural Law tradition by Mr. Brookes. Discussion then opened up and from the floor. Dr. Munz spoke, and said that he was not too sure what it was all about.

The evening was a great success—was it that Political Science II was having a terms exam in the near future on the subject? The society's patron, Professor Wood, took the chair, after the president, Alan Ward, had opened the meeting.

Lined up for a future date is Dr. Guy Scholefield, who will talk to the society about some important research into New Zealand history on which he is at present working.