According to Locke, State of nature is a state where all people are equal and independent, and this state gives a right to the other believers/followers to punish the transgressors of that state. Locke believes that the state of nature, a state that excludes any law, includes morality. Morality is about respecting each others rights and people who possess this quality, know the distinction between right and wrong. Locke expects every person to possess this quality even when there is no law stating so. State of nature does not enhance our understanding of rights because morality does not exist in a world without any laws, that is morality is absent in the state of nature.
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The person could be biased and could go too far by punishing themselves more than necessary or he or she could be more lenient towards themselves by not punishing themselves as they ought to. A cycle of violence could be created when a person can punish themselves excessively or reasonably. Locke wants to form a civil government to limit this violence, where men can impartially and justly decide the punishment for the crime of the Offender. He even mentions that if judged unjustly, the judge would be “answerable for it to the rest of mankind.” (14) He believes that the civil government is built on natural rights and it exists because it benefits people as their properties and liberties are being protected. The reason that the people built the government was to protect their rights to life, liberty and property. Locke even mentions that the government is of no use if it cannot protect these rights, it can be overthrown by the people. By this we see that Locke eventually does want to form a government and he does want laws because he knows that moral opinions are whimsical as they may depend from person to
Since Locke is a philosophical and Biblical Constitutionalist, he believes …show more content…
The person could be biased and could go too far by punishing themselves more than necessary or he or she could be more lenient towards themselves by not punishing themselves as they ought to. A cycle of violence could be created when a person can punish themselves excessively or reasonably. Locke wants to form a civil government to limit this violence, where men can impartially and justly decide the punishment for the crime of the Offender. He even mentions that if judged unjustly, the judge would be “answerable for it to the rest of mankind.” (14) He believes that the civil government is built on natural rights and it exists because it benefits people as their properties and liberties are being protected. The reason that the people built the government was to protect their rights to life, liberty and property. Locke even mentions that the government is of no use if it cannot protect these rights, it can be overthrown by the people. By this we see that Locke eventually does want to form a government and he does want laws because he knows that moral opinions are whimsical as they may depend from person to