Two treatises of government in the former, the false principles and foundation of Sir Robert Filmer and his followers are detected and overthrown, the latter is an essay concerning the true original, extent, and end of civil government.

Title

Two treatises of government in the former, the false principles and foundation of Sir Robert Filmer and his followers are detected and overthrown, the latter is an essay concerning the true original, extent, and end of civil government.

Author

Locke, John, 1632-1704.

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London :: Printed for Awnsham Churchill ...,

1690.

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Filmer, Robert, -- Sir, d. 1653. -- Patriarcha.

Political science -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• LICENSED.
• title page
• THE PREFACE.
• THE CONTENTS of BOOK I.
• THE CONTENTS of BOOK II.
• BOOK I.
  • CHAP. I.
  • CHAP. II. Of Paternal and Regal Power.
  • CHAP. III. Of Adams Title to Sovereignty by Crea∣tion.
  • CHAP. IV. Of Adams Title to Sovereignty by Donation, 1 Gen. 28.
  • CHAP. V. Of Adams Title to Sovereignty by the Sub∣jection of Eve.
  • CHAP. VI. Of Adams Title to Sovereignty by Father∣hood.
  • CHAP. VII. Of Fatherhood and Propriety Considered together as Fountains of Sovereignty.
  • CHAP. VIII. Of the Conveyance of Adams Sovereign Mo∣narchical Power.
  • CHAP. IX. Of Monarchy, by Inheritance from Adam.
  • CHAP. X. Of the Heir to Monarchical Power of A∣dam.
  • CHAP. XI. Who Heir?
• AN ESSAY Concerning the True Oringinal, Extent and End OF CIVIL GOVERNMENT.
  • CHAP. I.
  • CHAP. II. Of the State of Nature.
  • CHAP. III. Of the State of War.
  • CHAP. IV. Of SLAVERY.
  • CHAP. V. Of PROPERTY.
  • CHAP. VI. Of Paternal Power.
  • CHAP. VII. Of Political or Civil Society.
  • CHAP. VIII. Of the Beginning of Political Societies.
  • CHAP. IX. Of the Ends of Political Society and Government.
  • CHAP. X. Of the Forms of a Commonwealth.
  • CHAP. XI. Of the Extent of the Legislative Power.
  • CHAP. XII. Of the Legislative, Executive, and Federa∣tive Power of the Commonwealth.
  • CHAP. XIII. Of the Subordination of the Powers of the Commonwealth.
  • CHAP. XIV. Of Prerogative.
  • CHAP. XV. Of Paternal, Political, and Despotical Power, considered together.
  • CHAP. XVI. Of CONQVEST.
  • CHAP. XVII. Of VSVRPATION.
  • CHAP. XVIII. Of TYRANNY.
  • CHAP. XIX. Of the Dissolution of Governments.