SOC SCI H1F Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences
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Locke took the objection which we might raise and counter-argued that a monarch is not a perfect being because he is a human and humans aren"t perfect. Locke having a debate with hobbes (leviathan: hobbes the state of nature becomes a state of war. Effective form of gov"t is divine right monarchy: but locke wants to argue against divine right monarchy. Argument 2 fold through choice of words tries to define state of nature informs readership that state of nature is still not a justification for divine right monarchy. 1st reason for leaving state of nature inconveniences. 3 defects in state of nature that civil society is going to have to correct. What is needed is an agreed upon legislative, judicial, and executive authority. 2nd and 3rd reasons for leaving state of nature: man in the state of nature doesn"t have love and want.