John Locke’s Understanding of Natural Law
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John Locke’s belief of the state of nature is that no person has control over one another and natural laws, rules and makes all people equal, for every individual holds the executive power of natural law. As a state of equality, not a single individual has the power over another individual, and all are free to do as the please. Although a person can’t be held under authority by a distant king, if a person is responsible for a crime their own country then they can still be punished. He expressed that independence does not mean you have the right to exploit others because even the natural law prevails in the state of nature. He recognizes that legislative is the most important part of the government because the first rule of the legislative power is the …show more content…
In exchange, they will be given the protection of the government by uniting the people in order to establish executive power to prosecute the laws and penalize offenders. For multiple reasons this belief will not cause rebellion because society is slow to alternate their old habits and traditions and if society is unhappy, they’ll revolt under no matter which system it is under. This structure defends against an uprising since it authorizes change in their legislative and regulations, rather than turning to force to bring them down. However, if the state concludes to work for the common people, it is terminated, and may be substituted. When the government is terminated, citizens are free to improve the legislative to remake a coherent state that is in their best interest before autocratic rule. If the leader has misuse his or her power the people have the right to overthrow their leader because the people are the best to form an opinion if their leader is leading them the right
Facts:
John Locke’s belief of the state of nature is that no person has control over one another and natural laws, rules and makes all people equal, for every individual holds the executive power of natural law. As a state of equality, not a single individual has the power over another individual, and all are free to do as the please. Although a person can’t be held under authority by a distant king, if a person is responsible for a crime their own country then they can still be punished. He expressed that independence does not mean you have the right to exploit others because even the natural law prevails in the state of nature. He recognizes that legislative is the most important part of the government because the first rule of the legislative power is the …show more content…
In exchange, they will be given the protection of the government by uniting the people in order to establish executive power to prosecute the laws and penalize offenders. For multiple reasons this belief will not cause rebellion because society is slow to alternate their old habits and traditions and if society is unhappy, they’ll revolt under no matter which system it is under. This structure defends against an uprising since it authorizes change in their legislative and regulations, rather than turning to force to bring them down. However, if the state concludes to work for the common people, it is terminated, and may be substituted. When the government is terminated, citizens are free to improve the legislative to remake a coherent state that is in their best interest before autocratic rule. If the leader has misuse his or her power the people have the right to overthrow their leader because the people are the best to form an opinion if their leader is leading them the right