"anarchists" - 1 õppematerjal

An analysis of the problem of Political Power - essee

1996) Locke says that it is possible to live without a state. Nature ­ condition is a condition of total freedom, it is fair and connected to natural laws. (Wolff, 1996) Locke also says that it is obvious that no-one has natural right to rule because the God has not designate anyone to do it. Locke explains that even if we do not have rulers on the Earth, we have the ruler in heaven. (Wolff, 1996) Rousseau believes that it is impossible to live without the state. To opposite this belief, anarchists insist that we offer the state as a way against antisocial behaviour, but mainly they think that the state is the reason of that kind of behaviour. (Wolff, 1996) Who should rule? Which should the government be? Who should rule? There are a lot of different theories about the problem of power. Every society finds the best one for themselves. We must ask, who has the right to rule? There are several reasons how people get political power. (McLaughlin, 2010) Firstly, from nature