Question

what was john lockes view on natural rights

Answer 1

Locke believed that human beings were born with certain divine rights, the right to live, the right to liberty, the right to good health etc. he argued that these rights alone, the "natural rights", are soley capable of maintaining a harmonious society. he argued that the presence of a ruler to carry out "human rights" is uncalled for as human beings, through rationality and instinct already now them. a sovereign, he pointed out, limits human liberty (one of our natural rights) while performing a pseudo-enforcement of human rights and so absolute democracy (some may say anarchy) would be better off for society.in other words Locke believed human beings are perfectly capable of governing themselves as the respect for human rights is innate and so is natural.

Answer 2

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