What is not true of Locke’s view on the State of Nature ? (a) It is pre-political. (b) There are no…
In John Locke's Two Treatises of Government, the State of Nature is a pre-political (though not pre-social) condition of peace, goodwill, mutual assistance, and preservation…
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What is not true of Locke’s view on the State of Nature ?
(a) It is pre-political.
(b) There are no universally binding moral laws of nature.
(c) It is a state of peace and goodwill.
(d) There are some inconveniences in it.
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Correct answer B
In John Locke's Two Treatises of Government, the State of Nature is a pre-political (though not pre-social) condition of peace, goodwill, mutual assistance, and preservation governed by a universally binding, rational Law of Nature. However, it suffers from three institutional inconveniences—the lack of an established known law, an impartial judge, and an executive power to enforce judgments—which prompt individuals to form civil government. Thus, statement (b) is false.
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