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SECOND TREATISE OF GOVERNMENT (DELUXE LIBRARY EDITION) IBD

ENGAGE CLASSICS
12 / 2020
9781774760550
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Sinopsis

TheáSecond Treatise of Governmentáoutlines John LockeâÇÖs theory of civil society. Locke begins by describing theástate of nature, and argues that all men are created equal in the state of nature by God. From this, he goes on to explain the hypothetical rise of property and civilization, in the process explaining that the only legitimate governments are those that have the consent of the people. Therefore, any government that rules without the consent of the people can, in theory, be overthrown.The work ofáThomas Hobbesámade theories based upon aástate of natureápopular iná17th-century England, even as most of those who employed such arguments were deeply troubled by his absolutist conclusions. LockeâÇÖs state of nature can be seen in light of this tradition. There is not and never has been any divinely ordained monarch over the entire world, Locke argues. However, the fact that the natural state of humanity is without an institutionalized government does not mean it is lawless. Human beings are still subject to the laws of God and nature.

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