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An Analysis of John Locke''s Two Treatises of Government

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By (author): Ian Jackson Jeremy Kleidosty

John Lockes 1689 Two Treatises of Government is a key text in the history of political theory one whose influence remains marked on modern politics, the American Constitution and beyond.

Two Treatises is more than a seminal work on the nature and legitimacy of government. It is also a masterclass in two key critical thinking skills: evaluation and reasoning. Evaluation is all about judging and assessing arguments asking how relevant, adequate and convincing they are. And, at its heart, the first of Lockes two treatises is pure evaluation: a long and incisive dissection of a treatise on the arguments in Sir Robert Filmers Patriarcha. Filmers book had defended the doctrine that kings were absolute rulers whose legitimacy came directly from God (the so-called divine right of kings), basing his arguments on Biblical explanations and evidence. Locke carefully rebutted Filmers arguments, on their own terms, by reference to both the Bible and to recorded history. Finding Filmers evidence either to be insufficient or unacceptable, Locke concluded that his argument for patriarchy was weak to the point of invalidity.

In the second of Lockes treatises, the author goes on to construct his own argument concerning the sources of legitimate power, and the nature of that power. Carefully building his own argument from a logical consideration of man in the state of nature, Locke creates a convincing argument that civilised society should be based on natural human rights and the social contract.

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  • Weight: 120g
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 04 Jul 2017
  • Publisher: Macat International Limited
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781912127559

About Ian JacksonJeremy Kleidosty

Dr Jeremy Kleidosty received his PhD in international relations from the University of St Andrews. He is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Jväskylä and is the author of The Concert of Civilizations: The Common Roots of Western and Islamic Constitutionalism.Ian Jackson is a PhD student in the Politics Philosophy and Religion department at Lancaster University. He is interested in the role new media plays in the dissemination of ideas.

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