POLI SCI 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Elective Monarchy, Hereditary Monarchy, Fiduciary
13 Oct 2016
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Lecture 7: locke on the supreme authority of the people. This is the perfect condition of slavery, which is nothing else, but the state of war continued, between a lawful conqueror and a captive (locke, second. The power over one"s own life is in god"s hands therefore one could never consent to put himself into slavery. The only exception is if one does something wrong in which the violated party has the ability to kill one in retribution, the one can consent to slavery in which the only other option would be death. The great and chief end therefore, of mens uniting into commonwealths, and putting themselves under government, is the preservation of their property. Reason to join a political power is to protect one"s property (not just materials but also self) Three things lacking from state of nature and gained in government: established law, judge on earth, judges power to enforce law.
