Natural Law

Natural Law
The School of Natural Law Philosophy was an intellectual group of
philosophers. They developed new ways of thinking about religion and
government. Natural law was based on moral principles, but the overall outlook
changed with the times.
John Locke was a great philosopher from the middle of the 17th century.
He was a primary contributor to the new ideas concerning natural law of that
time. He argued that humans in the state of nature are free and equal, yet
insecure in their freedom. When they enter society, they surrender only such
rights as are necessary for their s…