The Second Treatise on Civil Government

by Locke, John

• ISBN13: 9780879753375
• ISBN10: 0879753374
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781615920938
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1986-03-01
• Publisher: INGRAM
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Summary

As one of the early Enlightenment philosophers in England, John Locke sought to bring reason and critical intelligence to the discussion of the origins of civil society.Endeavoring to reconstruct the nature and purpose of government, a social contract theory is proposed. The Second Treatise sets forth a detailed discussion of how civil society came to be and the nature of its inception. Locke's discussion of tacit consent, separation of powers, and the right of citizens to revolt against repressive governments, has made The Second Treatise one of the most influential essays in the history of political philosophy.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
Selected Bibliography	p. xxiii
Note on the Text	p. xxvii
The Second Treatise of Government: An Essay Concerning the True Original, Extent, and End of Civil Government	p. 1
	p. 3
Of the State of Nature	p. 4
of the State of War	p. 11
Of Slavery	p. 15
Of Paternal Power	p. 16
Of Political or Civil Society	p. 30
Of the Beginning of Political Societies	p. 44
Of the Ends of Political Society and Government	p. 54
Of the Forms of a Commonwealth	p. 70
Of the Extent of the Legislative Power	p. 73
Of the Legislative, Executive, and Federative Power of the Commonwealth	p. 75
Of the Subordination of the Powers of the Commonwealth	p. 82
Of Prerogative	p. 84
Of Paternal, Political, and Despotical Power Considered Together	p. 91
Of Conquest	p. 96
Of Usurpation	p. 99
Of Tyranny	p. 112
Of the Dissolution of Government	p. 119
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