LOCKE

Question 1

WHAT INFLUENCED HIS POLITICAL THOUGHT

Answer 1

Glorious Revolution->view England w/disorder->part of levelers (extensive democracy)

Question 2

HIS VIEW ON POLITICS

Answer 2

Politics is progressive and intellectually advanced
It is a new science
He sees it with an empirical view

Question 3

HOW SHOULD THE STATE BE STRUCTURED?

WHAT VIEW DOES HE SUPPORT?

Answer 3

Better way to structure state+gov->part of the social contract theory
Liberalism =pol ideology
Supports radical individualism and theory of negative state.

Question 4

HIS POLITICAL THOUGHT WRITTEN IS CALLED?
WHAT DOES IT SUGGEST? HOW IS IT JUSTIFIED?
WHAT IS IT AGAINST?
WHAT TYPE POWER IS ILLEGITIMATE?

Answer 4

Two Treatise of Government
Gov power needs be limited-pow=limited bc its very nat—>justified by Locke’s SON
Against absolute monarchy->alludes Hobbes argument of AM
Paternal pow=illegitimate->pow through consent is better

Question 5

WHAT IS THE STATE OF NATURE? WHY IS IT A STATE OF PEACE?

WHY WILL PEOPLE OBEY NATURAL LAWS? WHAT DOES THIS SUGGEST?

Answer 5

Condition of freedom+equality->dont use nat freedom to harm->state of peace->bc pp are rational and moral
Pp will obey nat law->no pos laws but pp know their moral obligations—>suggests pp are social

Question 6

TAKE ON STATE OF WAR

Answer 6

Force w/o right/consent

Fallacy that SOW is eliminated through gov

Question 7

STAGES OF CONTRACT

WHAT DOES HE CONCEIVE?

Answer 7

Social contract-> forms society->requires unanimous consent->universal rec for its necessity
Pol contract-> creates community authority->majority will and consent->agreement, not contract

Conceives 2 contracts occur simultaneously->gov not social but acts as agent->some rights turn over to gov, but not all

Question 8

TERMS OF CONTRACT

Answer 8

Gov limited->bc relationship bet self and society =reciprocal
Citizens obligated to obey leg laws->gov obliged to respect rights
Sovereignty lies with society
Final authority lies with majority