2nd Treatise of Government
After reading John Locke's The Second Treatise of Government chapters five and six, there are many important ideas and viewpoints that deal with property and paternal power. Due to the fact that I am at a loss for knowledge in these subjects, rather than critique each chapter, I plan to summarize what I think to be the main ideology, attitude, and thoughts to each chapter. By doing this I hope that I can achieve a better understanding of Locke's way of thinking about these significant topics. Chapter five is of course labeled "of Property" because that is the main theme and topic of discussion for that section. Locke begins his discussion with a quick suggestion of how the bible distinguishes the right to have property. He claims that God has given the earth to "Mankind in Common", and that it should be used for the "Support and Comfort of their being". (Locke, sec 25-26) The next step Locke takes is to somewhat clarify what he feels property is. Locke states that certainly you have ownership over your own
Locke discusses Adam as well in this chapter. He states that in the beginning, at the start of creation Adam is created by a man who in itself was perfect and Adam was created perfect in body and mind and possessed strength and reason to be that perfect man. However Adam sinned and therefore cannot be perfect but Adam was able to sport and preserve and govern his own actions through the reason that god had implanted into him. Therefore because Locke believes we are all descendants from this seemingly perfect being, we are at first born innocent. Also wet are reliant on supporters (parents) and hopefully live like God wanted Adam to live, but since we weren't created directly like Adam we have to learn how to be perfect. Locke thinks that this learned perfection is a parental obligation. So the actual idea behind all of this is that are only limitation to perfection is being born with free will and agency because with that, we have the choice to go against what is perfect. Although I wasn't aware of it through reading the articles, but by seeing the notes at the bottom it is clear that Locke spent a great deal of time reaffirming an
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