The state of nature has a law of nature to govern it, which obliges every one: and reason, which is that law, teaches all mankind who will but consult it that being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty,... A Manual of English Literature - Page 477by Henry Morley - 1879 - 665 pagesFull view - About this book
| Laura V. Siegal - 2006 - 374 pages
...our freedom, and Locke states them just two sections later. The law of nature, he says, tells us that 'no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions' (II, 6). Taken together these constitute the basis of the liberal political philosophy, famously explored... | |
| VD Mahajan - 2006 - 936 pages
...above preservation calls for it." Again," Reason teaches all mankind who will to consult it, that being equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health or possession." The result was that the people obeyed the laws of nature and lived peacefully. They... | |
| Roger Steare - 2006 - 67 pages
...potential harm in saying something and being accountable significantly outweighs any possible benefit. "No one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions." John Locke Truth - Are we being honest and accountable? When children do something wrong, they quickly... | |
| Daniel N. Shaviro - 2006 - 13 pages
...state of nature features a recognizable social order based on general acceptance of the principle that "no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions." (Locke, section 6). Property rights 28 are therefore viewed as pre-political, rather than as merely... | |
| W. David Clinton - 2007 - 272 pages
...with something like a "law of nature," one, as Locke has it, "which obliges everyone . . . that being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions." 28 As a result of these assumptions, states composed of reasonably contented individuals will (1) cooperate,... | |
| Micheline Ishay - 2007 - 590 pages
...obliges every one; and reason, which is that law, teaches all mankind who will but consult it that, being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions.... Chapter V 26. God, who has given the world to men in common, has also given them reason to make use... | |
| Scott J. Hammond, Kevin R. Hardwick, Howard Leslie Lubert - 2007 - 1236 pages
...every one: And reason, which is that law, teaches all mankind, who will but consult it, that being emb $/ For men being all the workmanship of one omnipotent and infinitely wise Maker; all the servants of... | |
| 2007 - 240 pages
...every one: and reason, which is that law, teaches all mankind, who will but consult it, that being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions. For men being all the workmanship of one omnipotent, and infinitely wise maker, all the servants of... | |
| Michael J. Sandel - 2007 - 428 pages
...every one; and reason, which is that law, teaches all mankind who will but consult it, that, being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions. For men being all the workmanship of one omnipotent and infinitely -wise Maker — all the servants... | |
| David A. Reisman - 2009 - 369 pages
...obligation: 'And reason, which is that law, teaches all mankind who will but consult it that, being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions' (Locke, 1993 [1689]: 263-4). The right to life or liberty might be cancelled out by a crime and the... | |
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