Locke's Second treatise of government
Subtitle: a reader's guide
By: Paul Kelly.
Publisher: Continuum International Pub. Group
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780826492654; 9780826492661
Subjects: Locke, John, -- 1632-1704; Political science -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Locke's Second treatise in context; title: The life and times of John Locke; title: The political and philosophical context of the Second treatise; title: Overview and main themes; title: The Second treatise in Locke's philosophy; title: Key themes; title: Reading the text; title: Getting started: the problem of absolutism; title: From the First to the Second treatise: II 1-3; title: The state of nature: 4-15; title: Equality; title: Freedom; title: Law of nature; title: The right and duty to punish: the executive power of the law of nature; title: Natural rights; title: State of nature, history and realism; title: The state of war and slavery; title: War; title: Slavery; title: Private property; title: Self-ownership; title: Original acquisition; title: World-ownership and equality; title: The invention of money; title: Property and colonial acquisition; title: Patriarchal power and the family; title: The place and status of children; title: The duty of parents and the role of the family; title: The obligations of children and parents; title: The conjugal or sexual contract; title: The origins of political society; title: The original contract; title: The second stage agreement and the role of majorities; title: The problem of consent; title: The Lockean state; title: Legislative power; title: Executive power; title: Prerogative; title: Conquest, tyranny and the dissolution of the state; title: Conquest; title: Usurpation; title: Tyranny, rebellion and resistance; title: When to rebel and resist?; title: Reception and influence; title: Locke's influence in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; title: History, religion and Locke: contemporary interpretations of Locke; title: Locke, property and contemporary liberalism; title: Further reading; title: Notes; title: Bibliography.