The state of nature has a law of nature to govern it, which obliges every one: and reason, which is that law, teaches all mankind, who will but consult it, that being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty,... Principles of Western Civilisation - Page 110by Benjamin Kidd - 1902 - 538 pagesFull view - About this book
| Lee Ward - 2004 - 478 pages
..."no-harm" commands. Locke contends that people are not only not at liberty to harm themselves, but also "no one ought to harm another in his Life, Health, Liberty or Possessions" (II:6). Significantly, Locke frames the moral order derived from the natural law in terms of duties... | |
| John Archer - 2005 - 512 pages
...a "State of Nature" prior to political organization. To understand political power at all, he said, The State of Nature has a Law of Nature to govern...ought to harm another in his Life, Health, Liberty, or Possessions.129 Following such a premise, Enlightenment philosophers had little trouble articulating... | |
| Stephen Hartley Daniel - 2005 - 307 pages
...state of nature must be distinguished from "a state of licence. . . . The state of nature has a law to govern it, which obliges every one: and reason,...ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions."19 Here as in the earlier text on natural law, Locke's concern is to demarcate himself... | |
| Geneviève Souillac - 2005 - 250 pages
...his Possession. . . . The State of Nature has a Law of Nature to govern it, which obliges everyone: And Reason, which is that Law, teaches all Mankind,...ought to harm another in his Life, Health, Liberty, or Possessions.75 Kriegel explicitly repudiates classical interpretations of Locke as the founder of liberalism,... | |
| Nicholas Churchich - 2005 - 540 pages
...the state of nature. 'The state of nature has a law of nature to govern it which obliges everyone, and reason which is that law teaches all mankind who...ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions'.23 Of all natural rights, it is the right of property that Locke examines at length, stressing... | |
| Michael McKeon - 2005 - 1864 pages
...and equality. In Locke's words, "The State of Nature has a Law of Nature to govern it, which . . . teaches all Mankind, who will but consult it, that...another in his Life, Health, Liberty, or Possessions. "el Mr. Spectator allows that pin money may be warranted to offset glaring matrimonial imbalances,... | |
| R. N. Vyas - 2005 - 284 pages
...goodwill prevailed. "The state of nature has a law of nature to govern if, which obliges everyone; and reason, which is that law, teaches all mankind...equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in life, health, liberty, or possessions" (Two Treatises of Govt. Bk. 2, Ch. 2). But some inconveniences... | |
| Michael McKeon - 2006 - 942 pages
...and equality. In Locke's words, "The State of Nature has a Law of Nature to govern it, which . . . teaches all Mankind, who will but consult it, that...ought to harm another in his Life, Health, Liberty, or Possessions."6' Mr. Spectator allows that pin money may be warranted to offset glaring matrimonial... | |
| Greg Forster - 2005 - 348 pages
...component of his argument in the Second Treatise, indispensable to all that follows, that "reason . . . teaches all mankind, who will but consult it, that...equal and independent, no one ought to harm another" (T II. 6, 117). Locke supports this with a rational argument that does not appeal to innate ideas,... | |
| Inge Zelinka - 2005 - 432 pages
...Lockes Glauben an die Vernunft als oberstes Gesetz, das allein in der Lage ist, die Menschheit zu lehren »that being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions«.396 Die »aufgeklärte« Welt der Liberalen, so Judson, bestand also selbst aus einem... | |
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