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( 2.5 pp.) In John Locke's "Second Treatise of
Government," (1689) he states that there may be
times when it is necessary for a citizen to rebel
against injustices, in other words there were times
when revolution was justified. A feminist might
read that same idea today and feel justified in
overturning oppression. But Locke is talking about
more than just that in this Second Treatise. We
will look at these additional ideas and see how
that might be extended into a feminist logic in
spite of their historical age.
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But Locke is talking about more than just that in this Second Treatise. We will look at these additional ideas and see how that might be extended into
a feminist logic in spite of their historical age. BBlockfe.doc THEORIES OF JOHN LOCKE AND GENDER Written by B. Bryan Babcock for the Paperstore,
Inc., March 2001 Introduction In John Lockes "Second Treatise of Government," (1689) he states that there may be times when it is necessary for a citizen to rebel against injustices,
in other words there were times when revolution was justified. We can imagine that this did not sit too well with the king, in fact, Locke just happened to
feel a need to visit Holland shortly after the Treatise was published. By the wonderful twists of historic fate that so often occur, the monarchy changed - William of
Orange of Holland) replaced James the Second on the throne, while Locke was in Holland. When Locke returned to England he found the middle part of the Treatise absent, and
wrote the following to go with the beginning and the end: "These, which remain, I hope are sufficient to establish the Throne of our Great Restorer, Our present King
William; to make good his Title, in the Consent of the People, which being the only one of all lawful Governments, he has more fully and clearly than any Prince
in Christendom." We can see he did not want to give the message that he thought William was a tyrant. The Second Treatise of Government (1689) Locke makes the argument
even if it appears that the people consent to absolute government, there is no reason for them to submit to tyranny. This is in conflict to Luther and Calvin
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