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Second Treatise on Civil Government
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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.
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PhilosophySubtopic
Political PhilosophyTable of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- CHAPTER I - AN ESSAY CONCERNING THE TRUE ORIGINAL, EXTENT AND END OF CIVIL GOVERNMENT
- CHAPTER II - OF THE STATE OF NATURE
- CHAPTER III - OF THE STATE OF WAR
- CHAPTER IV - OF SLAVERY
- CHAPTER V - OF PROPERTY
- CHAPTER VI - OF PATERNAL POWER
- CHAPTER VII - OF POLITICAL OR CIVIL SOCIETY
- CHAPTER VIII - OF THE BEGINNING OF POLITICAL SOCIETIES
- CHAPTER IX - OF THE ENDS OF POLITICAL SOCIETY AND GOVERNMENT
- CHAPTER X - OF THE FORMS OF A COMMONWEALTH
- CHAPTER XI - OF THE EXTENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE POWER
- CHAPTER XII - THE LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE, AND FEDERATIVE POWER OF THE COMMONWEALTH
- CHAPTER XIII - OF THE SUBORDINATION OF THE POWERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH
- CHAPTER XIV - OF PREROGATIVE
- CHAPTER XV - OF PATERNAL, POLITICAL AND DESPOTICAL POWER, CONSIDERED TOGETHER
- CHAPTER XVI - OF CONQUEST
- CHAPTER XVII - OF USURPATION
- CHAPTER XVIII - OF TYRANNY
- CHAPTER XIX - OF THE DISSOLUTION OF GOVERNMENT