Concerning Civil Government, Second Essay : An Essay Concerning the True Original Extent and End of Civil Government

By Locke, John

Book Id: WPLBN0000660960
Format Type: PDF eBook
File Size: 421.34 KB.
Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Concerning Civil Government, Second Essay : An Essay Concerning the True Original Extent and End of Civil Government
Author:	Locke, John
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Fiction, Literature and history, Literature & philosophy
Collections:	Penn State University's Electronic Classics Series Collection
Historic Publication Date:
Publisher:	Penn State University's Electronic Classics


Citation APA MLA Chicago Locke, J. (n.d.). Concerning Civil Government, Second Essay : An Essay Concerning the True Original Extent and End of Civil Government. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.us/

Excerpt
Excerpt: Chapter 1. Political Power. Firstly, it having been shown in the foregoing discourse:* Firstly. That Adam had not, either by natural right of fatherhood or by positive donation from God, any such authority over his children, nor dominion over the world, as is pretended. Secondly, that if he had, his heirs yet had no right to it. Thirdly, that if his heirs had, there being no law of Nature nor positive law of God that determines which is the right heir in all cases that may arise, the right of succession, and consequently of bearing rule, could not have been certainly determined.

Table of Contents
Contents CHAPTER I OF POLITICAL POWER............................................3 CHAPTER II OF THE STATE OF NATURE.....................................5 CHAPTER III OF THE STATE OF WAR......................................12 CHAPTER IV OF SLAVERY.......................................................14 CHAPTER V OF PROPERTY......................................................16 CHAPTER VI OF PATERNAL POWER........................................29 CHAPTER VII OF POLITICAL OR CIVIL SOCIETY.....................44 CHAPTER VIII OF THE BEGINNING OF POLITICAL SOCIETIES...................................................................................... 54 CHAPTER IX OF THE ENDS OF POLITICAL SOCIETY AND GOVERNMENT.......................................................................... 70 CHAPTER X OF THE FORMS OF A COMMONWEALTH................73 CHAPTER XI OF THE EXTENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE POWER....74 CHAPTER XII THE LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE, AND FEDERATIVE POWER OF THE COMMONWEALTH.....................................81 CHAPTER XIII OF THE SUBORDINATION OF THE POWERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH.............................................................84 CHAPTER XIV OF PREROGATIVE............................................91 CHAPTER XV OF PATERNAL, POLITICAL AND DESPOTICAL POWER, CONSIDERED TOGETHER......................................96 CHAPTER XVI OF CONQUEST.................................................99 CHAPTER XVII OF USURPATION...........................................111 CHAPTER XVIII OF TYRANNY...............................................112 CHAPTER XIXOF THE DISSOLUTION OF GOVERNMENT...........118