The philosopher who asked that question was John Locke (1632–1704). Following in Hobbes’s footsteps, Locke believed that sovereignty resided in the individual. Locke—a deeply religious Christian—believed in both natural law discoverable by reason and Hobbesian natural right inherent in human existence. Natural law, like the ancients supposed, could be discovered in nature: a law dictating through right reason both correct behavior and the purpose for life.
