From Nature to War to Civil Government (Locke, Pt. 3)

Part Three of our section on John Locke, itself part of a larger series Foundations of Western Political Thought. In this video we examine Locke's views on natural rights (the right of nature), natural law (the law of nature), Lockean social contract theory, and the initial, original formation of civil government from out of the state of nature. At various points, we contrast Locke's views with the views of Thomas Hobbes in Leviathan.

Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
1:05 - Natural Right and Natural Law
11:27 - Hobbes vs. Locke
16:02 - The State of War
17:15 - The Origins and Purpose of Government
24:00 - The Social Contract
26:53 - Consent of the Governed
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Dr. Jonathan Barth received his PhD in history from George Mason University in 2014. He specializes in the history of money and banking in the early modern period, with corollary interests in early modern politics, empire, culture, and ideas. Barth is Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University and Associate Director of the Center for American Institutions at Arizona State University.
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