WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
John Locke believed the government should protect the life, liberty, and property of its citizens. We call these things:
A
Natural Rights
B
Reason
C
Right to Rebel
D
Laws
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A central argument made by Locke is that each individual has a natural right to life, liberty and property, even in the state of nature . These natural rights flow from natural law and are governed by it. These rights are pre-political and are, thus, in effect granted by God and held by every individual from birth.

Detailed explanation-2: -Everyone gains the security of knowing that their rights to life, liberty, and property are protected. According to Locke, the main purpose of government is to protect those natural rights that the individual cannot effectively protect in a state of nature.

Detailed explanation-3: -John Locke (1632 – 1704) was another prominent Western philosopher who conceptualized rights as natural and inalienable. Like Hobbes, Locke believed in a natural right to life, liberty, and property. According to Locke there are three natural rights: • Life: everyone is entitled to live.

Detailed explanation-4: -Locke believed if a ruler goes against natural law, the state can be overthrown. Theorists such as the English philosopher John Locke believed that if a ruler goes against natural law and fails to protect “life, liberty, and property, ‘’ then the people are justified in overthrowing the existing state.

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