... way and read a lot, including the great works of Descartes and Hobbes. The writings of Descartes had awakened in him the interest in philosophy. His friendship with Robert Boyle led to an arousal in enthusiasm for the natural sciences. He thus became a medical student and eventually served as ... preservation. The Law of Nature Locke's version of the State of Nature and the law of Nature was not original, but a repetition of medieval scholastic beliefs. Locke's concept of law of nature was borrowed from many other thinkers. For example, laissez-faire and the right of man. ... very extre...

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