Why would men be willing to give up their freedom? At this time, men were in a state of nature where they were all Kings and lords over their property. They were free and had absolute power of all their persons and possessions.
But with this power, their satisfaction of these rights were very unsafe and very unsecure. Their freedom, just like every other mans was not promised and was full of dangers. This leads man to be willing to join a society for the better.Man would give up their natural liberty and freedom to acquire a comfortable, safe, and peaceful place of living among each other. Along with these promises, they would have protection over their property. 'Man seeks out to join in society with others who are already united or have a mind to unite for the mutual preservation of their lives, liberties, and estates which is called the general name property.
' By the consent of every individual , they make a community, run by the determination of the majority.The thought is that the powered would be empowered to act by positive laws. Since the majority ruled the choices of the society, no one saw any danger in joining; they would all get a say in their 'partial freedom'. The conclusion to man giving up their freedom is indeed to preserve their property.
Property was very important to the people in this time and keeping it safe was a big concern. Men wanted to feel that their slaves as well as their land would not be taken away.By joining the society and uniting with others, they saw that the need to defend their land was no longer necessary. Locke clearly saw the reasons for why a man would give up his freedom; to feel secure, to live in peace and mainly to have their property protected and secured. I agree with Locke's views on why men are willing to give up their freedom.
In today's time we are all run by a government or a source of power. We all constantly seek protection from all the dangers that we fear on a daily basis.In a way it's not giving up your freedom, but trading it in for a sense of security. We fear crimes, so we instill police to handle and protect us. We fear tyranny, so we instill a president and feel secure seeing as that we have say in the election.
For all those things we fear, our answer is to unite and form a society that will take care of the problem, with the people in mind. Governing goes down even smaller; For example many communities are set up and have rules made by the home owners associations.These regulations must be abided in order to reside in the homes. The simple rules consist of keeping the grass to a certain height, no tool sheds out back, no pets larger than 50 pounds and so on.
Although some of these rules impose on our beliefs, we still chose to reside in the community because of the promised protection. In other words, you are giving up such simple things for a better living. I do believe rules and regulations are needed to form an organized society, but power must be spread and not given only to one individual.
