PHIL 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Personal Property

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 1010
• Professor: Kyle Bromhall

Document Summary

You have one right: the natural right to liberty. You have the natural right to everything required to survive. You want peace as often as you can, but when it reverts to war, do whatever you have to do to survive. Locke"s state of nature differs from hobbes". Could have a worthwhile life without government. Sees the state of nature as peaceful. People would work together and find ways to survive. State that is bound by the law of nature. No one ought to harm another in their life, health, liberty, and possessions. We were all put on earth by god. We ought to preserve not only our lives and possessions, but everyone"s. We have the perfect freedom to do whatever the laws of nature requires us to do. The state of nature allows us to accomplish what we want. We are not communitarian, but not necessarily political. We are all equal in moral standing.