Philosophy: The Classics

Locke - 2nd Treatise

Jul 16, 2007 · 14 min · 8.6 MB
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What are the legitimate powers of the State? This is the fundamental question John Locke addressed in his Second Treatise of Civil Government. Nigel Warburton sketches the main features of this work and outlines some criticisms of it in this podcast of a chapter from his book Philosophy: The Classics (3rd ed.)