Each individual in the 'state of nature' has the right to punish those who cause wrongful injury to his own life, liberty, or property. Punishment for any act of disobedience to the 'law of nature' should be proportional to the magnitude and gravity of the offense, and should provide both an adequate reparation for that offense and an adequate deterrence to future offenses...
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Whoever attempts to gain absolute power over other individuals engages in a 'state of war' with them. Locke describes the 'state of war' as being different from, and contrary to, the 'state of nature,' and thus disagrees with Hobbes, who in the Leviathan (1651) describes the 'state of war' as being identical to the 'state of nature...
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State of Nature However, Locke affirms to the objections that it is unreasonable for men to be judges of their own case , and that "self love will make men partial to themselves and their friends? and revenge will carry them too far in punishing others" (Locke, 1690)...	5 / 1203
Hobbes And Locke John Locke kept an optimistic view point, considering man kind good, independent, and equal from birth, and the choices made from then on to be able to change this image...	2 / 379
Hobes And Locke Locke does admit that war is sometimes necessary, but that one may only “destroy a man who makes war upon him.” In general, he believes that it is beneficial for humans to follow natural law...	2 / 531
State of War The attack, or evidence of intent to harm is then reason enough for a state or war to be declared. With this understood and given the current state of war between Iraq and the United States can it be said, based on Locke's statement, that George W...	4 / 893