Locke Flashcards

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Law of Nature

(Locke)

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All men have the right to not have their life, health, liberty, and property harmed by others.

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The State of Nature (Locke)

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A condition outside of political society.

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Negative Rights

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How not to treat people.

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Three things lacking in the state of nature that are created in the commonwealth.

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1. Law
(Common consent, known, public)
2. Indifferent judge
(Known, indifferent)
3. Executive power
(Power to back it up, police, soldiers)
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4 constraints on the soverign

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  1. Governed by promulgated, established laws
  2. Cannot violate the natural rights of subjects
  3. Cannot take subjects property without consent
  4. Can’t transfer soverignty
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