Two Treatises of Government · Character
Hooker
Theologian and legal philosopher, cited in arguments about natural law.
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First appearance: II: Of the State of Nature
Hooker shows up with force in II: Of the State of Nature. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Cited by Locke to support the natural equality of men and the foundation of mutual love and justice.
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In II: Of the State of Nature: Cited by Locke to support the natural equality of men and the foundation of mutual love and justice. Later, in XIV: Of Prerogative: Referenced implicitly through the concept of law and…
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