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Two Treatises of Government (view source)
Revision as of 04:12, August 8, 2015
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'''Two Treatises of Government''' is a major work by [[John Locke]] in political philosophy.
'''Two Treatises of Government''' is a major work by [[John Locke]] in political philosophy.
==First Treatise==
In the first ''Treatise'', Locke refutes the writing of Sir Robert Filmer’s book ''Patriarcha''<ref name=Barton>{{cite web |url=http://www.wallbuilders.com/libissuesarticles.asp?id=99156 |title= John Locke – A Philosophical Founder of America |work=WallBuilders |date=September 23rd 2011 }}</ref> and rejects the notion of the "Divine Right of Kings".
==Second Treatise==
In the second ''Treatise'', Locke lays out the proper role, function, and operation of good government, as well as introduces a lengthy discourse on [[Natural Law]].<ref name=Barton />
==References==
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