John Locke State Of Nature Analysis

John Locke wrote two essays, which defended the English who had recently removed the king in the Enlightenment. The two essays included two Treatises on Government to provide the framework for our right to revolt. In the Second Treatise, which we read, John Locke covers the topics of the state of nature, the state of war, slavery, and property. The state of nature means to have no government and we have the rights to life, liberty, and property, which were given to everyone by God. There are three parts that make up the state of nature, which include the law of nature, state of equality, and state of liberty. John Locke first describes the state that every person was in. He says that we are all individuals, who are able to act and give away our belongings or ourselves without having to be under
If a man or woman judges his or her own case this would bring bias standpoints. Therefore an established government would resolve this problem because you have a higher authority over the people. So furthermore, the city government should be used in this case so the person who committed a crime can be properly judged. This leads into John Locke emphasizing what the state of nature is there for. Living in the state of nature is not better than living under government, but rather the state of nature proves that we rights before government is formed. These rights cannot be taken away from us because that would mean there is a higher authority over us, which in the state of nature there is not besides the ruling of the law of nature. There is a way to end a state of nature though, if the people think a government is better. The key is that in order to have the state of nature end everyone must agree together to go from the state of nature and change to a political community. John Locke then moves onto the next topic, which is about the state of