'Nature Law Is A Moral Law': John Locke

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BEYTULHIKME-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY, cilt.10, sa.1, ss.197-205, 2020 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 10 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.18491/beytulhikme.1543
  • Dergi Adı: BEYTULHIKME-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Index Islamicus, Philosopher's Index, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.197-205
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Locke's aim of writing his work, Essays on the Law of Nature, is solely related to understanding the moral sphere. It aspires to justify the existence of moral life, within which one is obliged to inhabit. Likewise, Locke's attention to "the law of nature" stems from the fact that the law of nature is considered as an appropriate means for testifying the existence of moral life. In the aforementioned work, Locke investigated the answers to questions like "Is there a moral rule or law of nature given to us?", "Do we have to obey it?", "What is the source of this law?". The purpose of this paper is to reveal the foundations and sources of his moral views, which are overshadowed by his epistemology and political perspectives.