The Issue Of Rights And The Necessity Of Transitioning From The State Of Nature To The Civil State

Abstract

Through this article, we have attempted to address one of the major problems that has been and continues to be raised in the texts of philosophical, moral, and political thought. It is the problem of right, which we find strongly present in the writings and dialogues of thinkers and philosophers. In our analysis of this problem, we have focused on the concept of right, given the great importance this term holds in human life and in relationships with those with whom we share existence. Discussing right in its true form is talking about what conforms to a specific rule and what the law permits an individual. We have also discussed natural right, as it is inherent to human nature as such, and as an expression of a value required by human existence. It is impossible to discuss right without referring to the concept of freedom, which is fundamental in this field. However, this freedom must be rational freedom based on the principle of recognizing and respecting the rights of others. Hence our discussion of the relationship between rights and freedom, and the necessity of transitioning from the state of nature, in which rights are coupled with force and barbarism, to the civil state, characterized by law and freedom, which is based on the principle of respect for the rights of others and coexistence with them in accordance with what is permitted by the law, which regulates social relations and affirms in its provisions the protection of everything that guarantees the dignity and humanity of the individual.