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John Locke
Two Treatises of Government (1680-1690)
Table of Contents


  • Title Page, Preface, Editor's Note

    BOOK 1:  The False Principles and Foundation of Sir Robert Filmer, and his followers, are Detected and Overthrown [The "Divine Right of Kings"]

  • Chap.   1:  The Introduction
  • Chap.   2:  Of Paternal and Regal Power
  • Chap.   3:  Of Adam's Title to Sovereignty, by Creation
  • Chap.   4:  Of Adam's Title to Sovereignty, by Donation
  • Chap.   5:  Of Adam's Title to Sovereignty, by the Subjection of Eve
  • Chap.   6:  Of Adam's Title to Sovereignty, by Fatherhood
  • Chap.   7:  Of Fatherhood and Property, as Fountains of Sovereignty
  • Chap.   8:  Of the Conveyance of Adam's Sovereign Monarchial Power
  • Chap.   9:  Of Monarchy, by Inheritance from Adam
  • Chap. 10:  Of the Heir to the Monarchial Power of Adam
  • Chap. 11:  Who Heir? divine right of kings, treatises, locke, john locke 1690, political power, state of nature, civil society, dissolution of government, adam, political, society, commonwealth, civil

    BOOK 2:  An Essay Concerning the True Original, Extent and End of Civil Government [The "Second Essay"]

  • Chap.   1:  Of Political Power
  • Chap.   2:  Of the State of Nature
  • Chap.   3:  Of the State of War
  • Chap.   4:  Of Slavery
  • Chap.   5:  Of Property
  • Chap.   6:  Of Paternal Power
  • Chap.   7:  Of Political or Civil Society
  • Chap.   8:  Of the Beginning of Political Societies
  • Chap.   9:  Of the Ends of Political Society and Government
  • Chap. 10:  Of the Forms of a Commonwealth
  • Chap. 11:  Of the Extent of Legislative Power
  • Chap. 12:  Of the Legislative, Executive and Federative Power of the Commonwealth
  • Chap. 13:  Of the Subordination of the Powers of the Commonwealth
  • Chap. 14:  Of Prerogative
  • Chap. 15:  Of Paternal, Political and Despotical Power, considered together
  • Chap. 16:  Of Conquest
  • Chap. 17:  Of Usurpation
  • Chap. 18:  Of Tyranny
  • Chap. 19:  Of the Dissolution of Government

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