Locke's Second treatise in context
The life and times of John Locke
The political and philosophical context of the Second treatise
Overview and key themes
The Second treatise in Locke's philosophy
Key themes
Reading the text
Getting started: the problem of absolutism
From the First treatise to the Second treatise
The state of nature
Equality
Freedom
The law of nature
Right and duty to punish: executive power of the law of nature
Natural rights
State of nature, history and realism
The state of war and slavery
War
Slavery
Private property
Self-ownership
Original acquisition
World ownership and equality
The invention of money
Property and colonial acquisition
Patriarchal power and the family
The status of children
The duty of parents and the role of the family
The obligations of children and parents
The conjugal or sexual contract
The origins of political society
The original contract
The second stage agreement and the role of majorities
The problem of consent
The Lockean state
Legislative power
Executive power
Prerogative
Conquest, tyranny and the dissolution of the state
Conquest
Usurpation
Tyranny, rebellion and resistance
When to rebel and resist?
Reception and influence
Locke's influence in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
History, religion and Locke: contemporary interpretations of Locke
Locke, property and contemporary liberalism
Notes
Further reading
Bibliography
Index.
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