Of civil government / by John Locke; introduction by Professor W S Carpenter.

London : J M Dent, 1924.

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Of civil government : two treatises.

An essay concerning certain false principles.

An essay concerning the true original, extent and end of civil government.

Philosophy.

Constitutional history.

Political science.

Civil rights.

Sovereignty.

Political science.

Constitutional law.

Book I. An essay concerning certain false principles: I. On slavery and natural liberty; II. Of paternal and regal power; III. Of Adam's title to sovereignty by creation; IV. Of Adam's title to sovereignty by donation (Gen. i.28); V. Of Adam's title to sovereignty by the subjection of Eve; VI. Of Adam's title to sovereignty by fatherhood; VII. Of fatherhood and property considered together as fountains of sovereignty; VIII. Of the conveyance of Adam's sovereign monarchical power; IX. Of monarchy by inheritance from Adam; X. Of the heir to the monarchical power of Adam; XI. Who is this heir? Book II. An essay concerning the true original, extent and end of civil government: I. Of political power; II. Of the state of nature; III. Of the state of war. IV. Of slavery; V. Of property; VI. Of paternal power; VII. Of political or civil society; VIII. Of the beginning of political societies; IX. Of the ends of political society and government; X. Of the forms of a commonwealth; XI. Of the extent of the legislative power; XII. The legislative, executive, and federative power of the commonwealth; XIII. Of the subordination of the powers of the commonwealth; XIV. Of prerogative; XV. Of paternal, political and despotical power, considered together; XVI. Of conquest; XVII. Of usurpation; XVIII. Of tyranny; XIX. Of the dissolution of government.

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