%0 Artículo (Article) %A Lugo González, Armando %I Facultad de Finanzas, Gobierno y Relaciones Internacionales %D 2018 %G Español (Spanish) %T Recognition as a Condition for the State Consolidation %U https://revistas.uexternado.edu.co/index.php/opera/article/view/5445 %X This article builds on a critical view to positivist theories. We argue that the fact that human beings are beings of deprivation has been overlooked as a driver of voluntarily association that stands on the moral commitment to good behavior that makes coexistence possible. In order to develop this postulate we discuss Tomas Hobbes’ theory of the State and briefly sketch other theories. The argument follows the idea that human beings, depending on other people, have generated mechanisms to facilitate life in community, reaching beyond the selfish and violent nature that requiring discipline. We point to emotions and feelings as drivers of moral behavior. These require recognition of otherness and coexistence and may poausibly be a core State foundation.