Summary of Property In the chapter five of The Second Treatise of Government and A Letter Concerning Toleration‚ John Locke expresses his opinion about property. According to the Bible‚ all human being is the descendants of Adam and Eve‚ which mean that this world is common to all humankind. However‚ in order to that the property is significant to people‚ the property must be your own private property. The individuals are different from the land and other properties. Everyone is entitled to the
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The purpose for this paper is to discuss the similarities and differences between The State of Nature and The State of War. Locke describes the state of nature as one of equality; everyone in this state is exactly the same as everyone else. There is no one that is better than anyone else‚ no matter what. Ranks‚ social standings‚ and other stigmas don’t matter in this state. What matters is the fact that everyone is human and deserves the same respect as everyone else. A quote that fits perfectly
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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
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Amatrudo-3866-Ch-01:Amatrudo-3866-Ch-01 3/5/2009 4:54 PM Page 1 1 THE NATURE OF THE STATE Political power is‚ of course‚ always coercive power backed by the state’s machinery for enforcing its laws. But in a constitutional regime political power is also power of equal citizens as a collective body: it is regularly imposed on citizens as individuals‚ some of whom may not accept the reasons widely believed to justify the general structure of political authority (the constitution);
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reasoning that natural rights are the foundation of the society we live within. If any natural right acquires some type of restriction‚ the person who has had their rights violated can take necessary steps to replace what they have lost in the state of nature. Locke writes over several circumstances that raise questions as to why an individual can kill another just for stealing their coat and why people can enslave right violators. Furthermore‚ discussion of Locke’s philosophy will present numerous
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The idea of state of nature is well defined by both John Locke and Thomas Hobbes. Thomas Hobbes was born in 1588AD and died in 1679AD. He lived during the reign of Charles the King‚ an era when parliament was challenging the authority of the king. During this time there were a lot of civil wars in England. Because of this civil wars‚ he (Hobbes) believed that he was not born alone but had a brother-Fear. He says this because his mother gave birth to him pre-maturely as a result of fear during his
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McClure‚ and Mark. A. Heller‚ all conducted articles on Hobbes theory on the state of nature‚ and the state of war; and their understanding of it. In Hobbes original theory of what the state of nature is‚ he seen no good in man. He assumes that without government‚ human lives in the state of nature would led to a state of war. “Every man‚ against every man”. These scholars have attempted to explain state of war‚ and state of nature from their own point‚ compared to Hobbes. All scholars have different views
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to the state of nature‚ which refers to the lack of social structures. Hobbes views the natural state as unsatisfactory‚ believes revolutions are wrong and that nature has more of an effect on someone than nurture. However‚ Hobbes and Locke agree that some form of government is needed for society‚ proving that Hobbes and Locke have more differences than similarities. One difference to begin with would be the views on the state of nature by Hobbes and Locke. Hobbes views the state of nature as insufficient;
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two parents but only one can have absolute authority. The natural power is maternal but just as people give up their rights to a sovereign for security so do mother and child to the father for security. Religion and nature do not dictate paternal authority it is an accident of nature. Hobbes explains despotical power or acquired power is like the relation between master and servant. A despotical power is that of a “dominion acquired by conquest” that the people who are defeated have now entered into
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Political theory fundamentally relies on human nature. States can only function if they understand how citizens will respond. Machiavelli founds his novel ideas on state priorities on a radical concept of human nature. For him‚ the average person does not value political communities‚ politics‚ or political ideals. The Prince and The Discourses ground their policy recommendations in an aggressively apolitical human nature. Human nature is defined by interpersonal relationships rather than communities
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