1. Political Thinkers - Hobbes and Spinoza
... a state of war and this is in embedded in his law of nature, however until this peace is gained men retain their right of nature in which they have the liberty to use their power as he wants to preserve himself as far as his judgement and reason sees fit. And in pursuit of the first law of nature, the second ... with reason, which according to Locke is apparent to man unlike the views of Spinoza and ˜teaches all mankind , no one ought to harm another in his life, health or liberty.'(Locke, 1986) This view put forward by Locke give a much more optimistic view on the nature of man and h...
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