John locke religious views on suicide

Religion and theology are two spheres that converge for Locke, and together they provide a frame for most of his writings.

Such is the premise for this collection.

According to the modern philosopher John Locke, all men are free and equal.

Philosophical stances on suicide can be divided into two broad groups.

21, Locke recognized the immortality of the soul and the resurrection of the dead as articles of Christian faith, matters.

Locke's estimation of suicide goes to the heart of his natural legal teaching.

The line you're referring to: "John Locke directly states that people do not own their lives, they belong to God and therefore suicide is wrong.

“The writings collected [here] should make clear that Locke’s interest in religion and theology was neither peripheral nor pursued for the sake of appearance … . religious concern was one of the main determinants of his intellectual pursuits” (lvii).

Religion for Locke is the practice of revering God, and theology the discipline of informing, justifying and explaining that practice. The essential expression of Locke’s views in these two domains is gathered here.

The collection is intended to be, and undoubtedly will be, of use to philosophers, theologians and intellectual historians.

Some will read the texts seriatim; many will use the work as a source book for consultation on specific topics only. (An example of such use is given at the end below—the topic of Locke’s alleged Soc