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Second Treatise of Government

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Locke’s Second Treatise of Government grounds political power in rights, consent and trust. Resistance and the contested implications of property test the limits of that power.

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Guided course · Module 9 · Lesson 52
Why should anyone obey a government?
Hobbes and Locke disagree about the grounds and limits of political authority. A shared case tests their accounts of protection, consent, rights and resistance.