Two Treatises on Government (1680-1690)
John Locke
Book I: The False Principles and Foundation of Sir Robert Filmer, and his followers, are Detected and Overthrown [The “Divine Right of Kings”]
- Chap. 1: The Introduction
- Chap. 2: Of Paternal and Regal Power
- Chap. 3: Of Adam’s Title to Sovereignty, by Creation
- Chap. 4: Of Adam’s Title to Sovereignty, by Donation
- Chap. 5: Of Adam’s Title to Sovereignty, by the Subjection of Eve
- Chap. 6: Of Adam’s Title to Sovereignty, by Fatherhood
- Chap. 7: Of Fatherhood and Property, as Fountains of Sovereignty
- Chap. 8: Of the Conveyance of Adam’s Sovereign Monarchial Power
- Chap. 9: Of Monarchy, by Inheritance from Adam
- Chap. 10: Of the Heir to the Monarchial Power of Adam
- Chap. 11: Who Heir?
Book II: An Essay Concerning the True Original, Extent and End of Civil Government [The “Second Essay”]
- Chap. 1: Of Political Power
- Chap. 2: Of the State of Nature
- Chap. 3: Of the State of War
- Chap. 4: Of Slavery
- Chap. 5: Of Property
- Chap. 6: Of Paternal Power
- Chap. 7: Of Political or Civil Society
- Chap. 8: Of the Beginning of Political Societies
- Chap. 9: Of the Ends of Political Society and Government
- Chap. 10: Of the Forms of a Commonwealth
- Chap. 11: Of the Extent of Legislative Power
- Chap. 12: Of the Legislative, Executive and Federative Power of the Commonwealth
- Chap. 13: Of the Subordination of the Powers of the Commonwealth
- Chap. 14: Of Prerogative
- Chap. 15: Of Paternal, Political and Despotical Power, considered together
- Chap. 16: Of Conquest
- Chap. 17: Of Usurpation
- Chap. 18: Of Tyranny
- Chap. 19: Of the Dissolution of Government