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This 6 page paper takes a look at John Locke's Second Treatise and how he viewed politics. Ideas about freedom and the social contract are explored in depth. Quotes from the original source are included. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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is democracy and freedom but that does not mean there is absolute freedom. Rules govern behavior and sometimes even morality, creating tension and argument. At the same time, few would
argue that the law should be discarded in favor of total freedom. Instead, there is an agreement between members of civilized society, which is to get along and not harm
each other. In this way, freedoms of others will be protected. While this thinking has been around for centuries, John Locke speaks a great deal about freedom and politics in
his well known Second Treatise. Generally speaking, Locke sees man born into a state of nature, or a state of relative freedom (Honderich, 1995). He says: "Firstly. That Adam had
not, either by natural right of fatherhood or by positive donation from God, any such authority over his children, nor dominion over the world, as is pretended" (Locke, 1690). In
other words, man is born free and so has the right to do what he wants. Of course, as most know, anarchy is a concept that can lead to negative
outcomes and utter chaos. Yet, one must reconcile Lockes assumption of personal freedom with the admonition that people are essentially part of a social contract. In other words, how is
it that man is born free but must obey the law? Locke was by no means a theorist who thought that man should be free to do absolutely anything.
Rousseau was famous for saying something to the effect that man is born free but he is really in chains. While Locke sees things that way to some extent, Locke
seems to believe that the "chains" are really a part of an agreement and not something that is imposed by an unscrupulous authority. Locke begins by saying that man has
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