John Locke

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John Locke

• Second Treatise on Government

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Lockes Second Treatise

• I. Property and Labor
• II. State of Nature 2
• III. Mutual Advantage the Social Contract

3
Property Labor

• Source of Private Property?

4
State of Nature 2

• Add money economy
• Effect on our relations?

5
Wealth
Inequality in the State of Nature I
A
B
C
D
Individuals
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Wealth
Inequality in the State of Nature I
Rough Equality
A
B
C
D
Individuals
(chp. 5,par. 37 par 41)
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Wealth
Inequality in the State of Nature 2
After the introduction of a money
economy, inequality becomes much more extreme
A
B
C
D
Individuals
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Wealth
Inequality in the State of Nature 2
After the introduction of a money
economy, inequality becomes much more extreme
A
B
C
D
But everyone is better off (chp. 5, par. 47)
Individuals
9
Sovereign
We the People
10
Sovereign
Reciprocal Obligations
We the People
11
Sovereign
The Social Contract Binds the Sovereign and the
People
We the People