Locke: Second Treatise of Government•Grade 8•dialectic Stage
The State of Nature
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What You'll Learn
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Comprehension
Identifies that the state of nature is a state of freedom and equality
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Cause & Consequence
Explains why Locke's state of nature is not Hobbes's "war of all against all"
3
Meaning
Contrasts with Machiavelli's view that power is the only reality
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Defense
Identifies what is strongest about the counterargument
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