POL200Y1 Chapter Study Questions: NOV. 16. Locke, Second Treatise, chapters 1-5
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Preservation, and a state of enmity, malice, violence, and mutual destruction are from one another. " Locke states that in the state of nature, men are born equal and have liberty to maintain and order their lives and property, and they are governed by reason and seek the preservation of mankind. Therefore, the state of nature is entirely free, but he continues by adding that men may find that other men may interfere with their ability to protect their property. Locke argues that the state of war exists when one man uses force against another, and it can only be lifted when the aggressor is killed or reparations are made. At chapter 5, section 31, locke proclaims that "god has given us all things richly. " It is in mans on invention that stopped men from enjoying the fruits of the earth" freely.
