Аннотация:On the Question of Formation of the Paradigm of Competitionin the Political Philosophy of the Early Modernity (T. Hobbes and I. Kant)In modern academic research, the concept of “competition” is quite rightly considered interdisciplinary. A constant object of intense discussion is the question of the peculiarities ofthe value perception of competition, as a result the normative element often becomes anintegral part of even strictly scientific definitions. Any definition of competition largely depends on various subjective assessments of its ethical properties, first of all, on whether it isconsidered useful or, conversely, harmful. Most experts usually have no doubt about thefact that many modern ideas of competition as a socio-political phenomenon go back to theearly stages of the formation of ancient social thought. The political philosophy of Hobbesand Kant represents an important “connecting link” providing clear fixation by specialists ofthe line of continuity of debates about the nature of competition between classical antiquityand modern theoretical discussions. Already in the early period of his work, Hobbes developed two main models of the state of nature, based on ideas of competition and difference,as well as a third emerging model of “linguistic chaos”. The hypothesis of J. Hamilton isworthy of attention, according to which the basis of Hobbes's philosophical argumentationassociated with the development of theories of the state of nature and the state is a complexof ideas, which he defines as “adversarial thinking”. The next stage in the development ofthe idea of competition, radical in its significance and theoretical consequences, is certainlyassociated with the moral and political philosophy of Immanuel Kant, who initiated thediscussion about the international order that has been going on for several centuries. Kant'sphilosophy clearly reflected new ideas about the role of competition, closely related to theindustrial revolution in England and the gradual spread of the idea of social progress.