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Nov 9, 2005 · Locke describes international relations as a state of nature, and so in principle, states should have the same power to punish breaches of the natural law in the international community that individuals have in the state of nature.
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3 days ago · The state of nature, for Rousseau, is a morally neutral and peaceful condition in which (mainly) solitary individuals act according to their basic urges (for instance, hunger) as well as their natural desire for self-preservation. This latter instinct, however, is tempered by an equally natural sense of compassion.
3 days ago · state of nature, in political theory, the real or hypothetical condition of human beings before or without political association. The notion of a state of nature was an essential element of the social-contract theories of the English philosophers Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679) and John Locke (1632–1704) and the French philosopher Jean-Jacques ...
Feb 1, 2024 · The state of nature is a real or imagined state of human existence before people got together and formed a social contract to live in a political society. It is often used as a philosophical device to examine which rights people should have or not have in society.
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Locke's state of nature is, then, both a more individualistic and a more relational concept than that of Hobbes. The more closely we pattern our analysis of Locke's state of nature on Hobbesian notions, the more com-pletely we will miss these essential features.
Locke outlines his theoretical construction of the state of nature. Given God gave the earth to all of mankind, Locke envisages the state of nature as a state of perfect equality in which each person has the freedom to do as he sees fit without asking leave or depending on the will of any other man.
Nov 9, 2005 · On this account the state of nature is distinct from political society, where a legitimate government exists, and from a state of war where men fail to abide by the law of reason. Simmons presents an important challenge to this view.
