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Running Head: STATE OF NATURE 1

State of nature

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STATE OF NATURE 2

Q1: ‘State of nature’

Introduction

The ideology “‘state of nature’” is used in political theories to justify the idea of

imagination of a life without a government, and without the present federal laws as well as states.

The hypothetical situation without people having political association is modernized by political

theorists to justify political ideologies and action, as well as explaining the limitation of political

power. Imagine of a state without laws, a country without political leaders and police. The

insights of ‘state of nature’ questions the reality of the current society in diverse ways like; why

should we have a constitution? Why accept to live under the rule of law? The insights about

“‘state of nature’" differ considerably between different political theorists, although most share a

common belief of lack of state sovereignty. This paper delves into contrasting views on the ‘state

of nature’ by Locke and Rousseau.

John Locke’s ‘state of nature’

John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau were social contract theorist and made a

significant political and philosophical contribution during the enlightenment periods. The law of

nature in Locke's theories bases on dimensions of fundamental rights (primary and unique) and

responsibilities (liberties and duties). He presents the nature differently from the divine law,

which people confuse divine to natural law. Unlike the divine, natural law applies to all the

people (Armstrong, 2016). According to John, the state of main nature characteristic is the

absence of an organized political system, but there is a social and moral obligation of the people.

Locke, in his philosophy, believes that people are naturally obligated to several responsibilities.

The people are naturally endowed to several rights and privileges such as liberty, right to life and

ownership of property (DeLue et al., 2016). Therefore, according to Locke, a ‘state of nature’ is

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Running Head: STATE OF NATURE 1 State of nature Name Institutional Affiliation STATE OF NATURE 2 Q1: ‘State of nature’ Introduction The ideology “‘state of nature’” is used in political theories to justify the idea of imagination of a life without a government, and without the present federal laws as well as states. The hypothetical situation without people having political association is modernized by political theorists to justify political ideologies and action, as well as explaining the limitation of political power. Imagine of a state without laws, a country without political leaders and police. The insights of ‘state of nature’ questions the reality of the current society in diverse ways like; why should we have a constitution? Why accept to live under the rule of law? The insights about “‘state of nature’" differ considerably between different political theorists, although most share a common belief of lack of state sovereignty. This paper delves into contrasting views on the ‘state of nature’ by Locke and Rousseau. John Locke’s ‘state of nature’ John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau were social contract theorist and made a significant political and philosophical contribution during the enlightenment periods. The law of nature in Locke's theories bases on dimensions of fundamental rights (primary and unique) and responsibilities (liberties and duties). He presents the nature differently from the divine law, which people confuse divi ...
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