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- 2. John Locke (1632-1704) John Locke is a fundamental thinker for the liberal tradition and constitutionalism. He
- 3. Main political works In 1667, Locke publishes the Essay on Toleration (edited more than 20 years
- 4. Locke in Amsterdam Since 1683, mostly for security reasons, Locke lives under an assumed name in
- 5. Locke devotes himself to the defense of toleration and religious freedom: Four "Letters on Toleration" (1689-1704);
- 6. Two Treatises on Government His main political work are the "Two Treatises on Government" (1690). The
- 7. Against Filmer Locke rejects as absurd the underpinnings of the political theory of Filmer's "Patriarcha": It
- 8. The specific nature of political power According to Locke, civil society has a rational and natural
- 9. In this definition there appear already all fundamental elements of Locke's political and constitutional conception, based
- 10. The state of nature Locke imagines the state of nature in a completely different way from
- 11. Work as the source of property Men in the state of nature are free and active,
- 12. Work creates property. The extension of property is initially limited by the natural limits of any
- 13. The existence of a production surplus and the invention of money, then, allow for a theoretically
- 15. So what's the problem with the state of nature? So what's the problem with the state
- 16. The original contract From this "original contract" the “civil” or “political society” is born. In the
- 17. The "original contract" is an invention that allows to conceive of a natural, conventional, and secular
- 18. Legislative power The purpose of government is receiving from individuals the natural right to make justice
- 19. Form of state The holders of legislative power determine the form of state: Legislative power held
- 20. Horizontal separation and vertical hierarchization of powers Horizontally, the supreme power is the legislative one, which
- 21. Vertically, legislative power is superior to the executive and federative powers and to royal prerogative. Locke
- 22. The people is the supreme judge So the supreme judge and holder of the original power
- 23. Toleration The Letters on Toleration, published anonymously, express ideas developed in Holland (also under the influence
- 24. Religious and secular spheres are autonomous For Locke, government is established to better guarantee pre-existing rights.
- 25. "... the Church itself is a thing absolutely separate and distinct from the commonwealth. The boundaries
- 26. The civil magistrate cannot encroach on matters of faith because his power is physical coercion, compulsion;
- 27. Not religion but oppression causes rebellion Not religious differences, but lack of toleration and oppression are
- 28. Limits of toleration Toleration, however, does have limits. Roman Catholics and atheists cannot be tolerated. Roman
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