Routledge philosophy guidebook to Locke on government

Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
The context of the writing of the Second......Page 14
Locke’s life......Page 17
Locke’s character......Page 20
Introduction......Page 24
Natural law and natural rights......Page 28
The state of nature......Page 33
The formation of the community......Page 38
Democracy......Page 40
The institution of government......Page 44
Is Locke’s argument for political authority
successful? Tacit consent
......Page 47
Alternatives to tacit consent......Page 55
Is the contract argument redundant?......Page 57
Political obligation......Page 62
Conclusion......Page 66
Introduction: what is revolution?......Page 70
Locke’s conditions for justifiable rebellion......Page 73
How are Locke’s conditions to be applied?......Page 78
How plausible is Locke’s position on rebellion?......Page 84
Rebellion and the fundamental law of nature......Page 91
Revolution and democracy......Page 96
The correct approach to Locke’s chapter on property......Page 102
Locke’s conception of ownership......Page 107
The ‘value-added’ argument......Page 109
The ‘labour-mixing’ argument......Page 120
Property by consent......Page 127
Conclusion......Page 131
Locke the conservative revolutionary......Page 136
Defensive and radical revolution......Page 137
Radical revolution......Page 139
Locke at home and abroad......Page 140
Notes......Page 142
Bibliography......Page 144
Index......Page 150