Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: United States Constitution, Positive Liberty, Harm Principle
3 Nov 2017
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The state of nature: hobbes, locke, rousseau, and anarchism. Which of the following is not a feature of hobbes"s human beings: predominantly self-interested, concerned about reputations, seek to avoid our own death, are fundamentally unequal, seek power. Locke (1632-1704: locke"s state of nature, a state of peace, equality. No one is appointed by god to rule over them: law of nature. Don"t harm anyone, it"s the law of reason. Preserve mankind as much as may be: natural liberty. Liberty is not license only free to do what you have the right to do: locke vs. hobbes, equality. Locke equal moral rights: law of nature. Hobbes rules for rational self-preservation, follow rules. Locke preserve mankind, moral law: natural liberty. Locke naturally free to do when we have the right to do: enforcing the law of nature, law of nature is not in vain, so need enforcer, executive power of law of nature.
