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‘Locke is an individualist out and out.’ Substantiate this statement.

  • UPSC 2012
  • Western Political Thought

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"Out and out" means consistently, from premises to conclusions. That is what sets John Locke apart from Thomas Hobbes, who began from individuals and ended in an absolute sovereign. Locke's individual is the source, measure and limit of political authority throughout; his individualism, however, is theistic and law-bound, not atomistic.

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  • Individualist Premises
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  • The Indian Illustration
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