A 16th-century English priest and theologian. Locke quotes Hooker and his 1594 book, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, extensively in the Second Treatise of Government, as Hooker claims all humankind is obligated to “justice and charity” in nature. Hooker also claims that everyone is bound by the law of nature, which states that no one can harm another’s life, liberty, health, or possessions. Hooker further asserts that everyone seeks communion and fellowship, which led to the creation of the first politic society, all of which supports Locke’s own arguments concerning the state of nature and the advent of civilized society.
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Sir Richard Hooker Character Timeline in Second Treatise of Government
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Chapter 2: Of the State of Nature
...each obligated to mutual love for one another. Locke invokes the words of Sir Richard Hooker to make his point, who claims all people are obligated to “justice and charity.”
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...For those who claim humankind never lived in a state of nature, Locke again offers Hooker’s words. Hooker claims that everyone is bound by the laws of nature, and he further...
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