PP110 Lecture 19: Pp110 lesson 19
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We are all equal in the state of nature in virtue of: Hobbes: the relative equality of power among agents ( mental and physical capacity to harm) Locke: our common origin in god (moral worth, we have intrinsic value instilled in us from our creator) quote 1 from locke: State of nature is one of equality, where in all the power and jurisdiction is reciprocal, no one have more power than another. Locke: there are moral principles binding on us in a state of nature. The state is where there is no civil authority, but the actual use of force is the state of war. It is the lack of authority that gives an individual the right to war) We also own the fruits of our bodies (what our bodies make)
