John Locke's Second Treatise of Government was written in the 18th Century only to defend the cause of the Glorious Revolution of 1688 in England and later used to justify the American Revolution of the late 18th Century. No one believed Locke's work would carry much weight after the end of the 18th Century, but recently the revival of his work has proved this statement wrong. Locke has since become a classical contribution to the theory of constitutional government. The emergence of the communist world and the third world put the liberal state under a microscope that was intended to show its weaknesses. However, the liberal state fought back by finding their political base in John Locke's Second Treatise of Government. Therefore, Locke's political views of popular sovereignty, mixed government, separation of powers, and countervailance model became the origin of the theory of constitutional government. .
Locke defined political power as "the right of making laws with penalties of death, and all less penalties, for the regulating and preserving of property, and of employing the force of the community in the execution of such laws, and in the defense of the commonwealth from foreign injury, and all this only for the public good." In Second Treatise of Government, Locke abandoned Bodin's idea of sovereignty and adopted popular sovereignty. Locke argued that a society would never grant absolute or arbitrary power to any government. Locke backed his argument by stating that no man "has an absolute or arbitrary power over himself or over any other", thus no man can transfer absolute arbitrary power over to another or a government (p.70)." Also, Locke pointed out that an absolute or arbitrary government would not preserve the most important intentions of a society, being the protection of life, liberty, and fortune. As a result, an absolute arbitrary government would put them in a worse condition than the state of nature.
These people that place themselves above others are labeled as "criminals" by Locke. ... Locke argues that "Government has no other end than the preservation of property." ... Locke preaches these ideas because he believes that life is an activity. ... Locke makes the whole situation work by starting with the fact that all men are born free. ... I was once told that America can be summed up in two words; John Locke....
Locke states the right to property of ones own originated when god gave the world to men. ... Anything we use toward our self-preservation, Locke considers our rightful property. ... Locke argues several different rights that commoners have for property and to increase ones property. ... I agree with Locke's thoughts of the way property rights originated. ... I also agree one-hundred percent with Locke's concept of limitations. ...
Examine the distinction which Locke draws (or attempts to draw) between primary' and secondary' qualities. ... The problem of resemblance also affects Locke's principle of causality. ... This certainly does seem to be a fundamental flaw in Locke's theory of representative realism. ... However, Berkeley has another line of attack on Locke's primary/secondary quality distinction. ... Hospers describes this objection as being based on Locke's idea of variability. ...
Donald Locke: "The Road to El Dorado: 12 Years in Atlanta- From now through April 4, 2003, the City Hall Gallery East features artist Donald Locke and his exhibition "The Road to El Dorado: 12 Years in Atlanta-. ... With a plethora of symbolism Locke incorporated various cultural and political ideas into his pieces. ... They bring together Locke's observations and life story of his past in Ghana. ... Another area of Locke's exhibition features his work in sculpture. ... Like the rest of the Americas, Donald Locke's native land is a mixture of European, African, and nati...
In the Second Treatise of Government by John Locke, he writes about the right to private property. ... In this chapter Locke makes significant points about private property. According to Locke, the right to private property originated when God gave the world to men. ... However, Locke believes that there are limitations on that property. ... According to Locke, individual property rights change after government is established. ...
In an apparent response to Descartes" work, John Locke wrote a series of considerations concerning how we perceive the nature of our world. ... Locke looks at this argument in the following way. ... This is known to Locke as Privation, or "the state of being deprived; especially: lack of what is needed for existence." ... In reference to qualities of the second degree, Locke makes a point to form a simple distinction in how qualities of the second order can be perceived. ...
John Locke In John Locke's Second Treatise, Locke stresses the notion that men allow themselves to be governed to insure equality among themselves, and for the protection of their own rights. ... In the second paragraph, Locke speaks of equality among men. ... Locke did, however, believe that everybody has the right to punish somebody within the bounds of rationale. ... Locke does question why men who have complete freedom and power over their lives would allow themselves to be governed. ... Locke gives three reasons for giving up complete freedom. ...
John Locke, like many before him, had an idea of how government and society should run. ... Locke has many points that come together to create his argument. ... Locke also touches on the institution of slavery. ... This basically sums up Locke's law of nature. ... Overall Locke does support the killing of murderers if necessary for justice. ...
I personally agreed most with John Locke's philosophies. Locke was born in 1632 and died in 1704. ... Locke's philosophies and books are all applicable to our society today and some of our country's political foundations are based on his notable philosophies. ... Locke stated "...and have a common established law and judicature to appeal to, with authority to decide controversies between them and punish offenders" (Civil Society). ... I also agree with Locke on the subject of why a civil society is better and more productive then living in the state of nature. ...
