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Two Treatises of Government

John Locke’sTwo Treatises of Governmentis a foundational text in liberal political thought, which challenged the then-prevailing theories of divine right and absolute monarchy. The work is divided into two treatises, with the first primarily focused on refuting Sir Robert Filmer’s bookPatriarcha, which advocates for absolute monarchical power based on the supposed divine right of kings. Locke dismantles Filmer’s claims, demonstrating the lack of scriptural support for inherited political authority, and...

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Preface

Reader, Thou hast here the beginning and end of a discourse concerning government; what fate has otherwise disposed of the papers that should have filled up the middle, and were more than all the rest...

Two Treatises of Government

CHAPTERS

Preface

Book I - Of Government

Chapter 1 1

II - Of Paternal and Regal Power

III - Of Adam’s Title to Sovereignty by Creation

IV - Of Adam’s Title to Sovereignty, by Donation, Gen. 1:28

V - Of Adam’s Title to Sovereignty, by the Subjection of Eve

VI - Of Adam’s Title to Sovereignty by Fatherhood

VII - Of Fatherhood and Property Considered Together as Fountains of Sovereignty

VIII - Of the Conveyance of Adam’s Sovereign Monarchical Power

IX - Of Monarchy, by Inheritance from Adam

X - Of the Heir to Adam’s Monarchical Power

XI - Who Heir?

Book II - Of Civil Government

Chapter 2 1

II - Of the State of Nature

III - Of the State of War

IV - Of Slavery

V - Of Property

VI - Of Paternal Power

VII - Of Political or Civil Society

VIII - Of the Beginning of Political Societies

IX - Of the Ends of Political Society and Government

X - Of the Forms of a Commonwealth

XI - Of the Extent of the Legislative Power

XII - Of the Legislative, Executive, and Federative Power of the Commonwealth

XIII - Of the Subordination of the Powers of the Commonwealth

XIV - Of Prerogative

XV - Of Paternal, Political, and Despotical Power, Considered Together

XVI - Of Conquest

XVII - Of Usurpation

XVIII - Of Tyranny

XIX - Of the Dissolution of Government

Endnotes

Two Treatises of Government

CHAPTERS

Preface

Book I - Of Government

Chapter 1 1

II - Of Paternal and Regal Power

III - Of Adam’s Title to Sovereignty by Creation

IV - Of Adam’s Title to Sovereignty, by Donation, Gen. 1:28

V - Of Adam’s Title to Sovereignty, by the Subjection of Eve

VI - Of Adam’s Title to Sovereignty by Fatherhood

VII - Of Fatherhood and Property Considered Together as Fountains of Sovereignty

VIII - Of the Conveyance of Adam’s Sovereign Monarchical Power

IX - Of Monarchy, by Inheritance from Adam

X - Of the Heir to Adam’s Monarchical Power

XI - Who Heir?

Book II - Of Civil Government

Chapter 2 1

II - Of the State of Nature

III - Of the State of War

IV - Of Slavery

V - Of Property

VI - Of Paternal Power

VII - Of Political or Civil Society

VIII - Of the Beginning of Political Societies

IX - Of the Ends of Political Society and Government

X - Of the Forms of a Commonwealth

XI - Of the Extent of the Legislative Power

XII - Of the Legislative, Executive, and Federative Power of the Commonwealth

XIII - Of the Subordination of the Powers of the Commonwealth

XIV - Of Prerogative

XV - Of Paternal, Political, and Despotical Power, Considered Together

XVI - Of Conquest

XVII - Of Usurpation

XVIII - Of Tyranny

XIX - Of the Dissolution of Government

Endnotes