PHILOS 1B03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Barter
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Like if you do something it would be yours now because you did work on it. We can cut trees down but as long as other people can have trees too. Taking only as much as you need. Important in liberal tradition, including intellectual case for american independence. Has come under fire for his financial involvement in slave trading. Described humans as not a war not against all. Human beings are rational and tolerant, we are moral creatures. Not a war of all against all. We do(cid:374)"t (cid:374)eed go(cid:448)er(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t to (cid:271)e good, (cid:449)e start off good. We subject to god, so we are good people. State of nature of peace, good will. Since we are moral creatures, morals rule bind on us. Hobbes thinks everyone is selfish and greedy. Lo(cid:272)ke si(cid:374)(cid:272)e (cid:373)ore religious (cid:271)elie(cid:448)es (cid:449)e are (cid:271)or(cid:374) good a(cid:374)d (cid:449)e do(cid:374)"t (cid:374)eed so(cid:272)iety to make us good. You (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t take too (cid:373)u(cid:272)h (cid:894)do(cid:374)"t let it spoil(cid:895)