Two Treatises of Civil Government
John Locke
Play
Length 11 h 4 min
Chapters 33
First published 1764
The Two Treatises of Civil Government is a work of political philosophy published anonymously in 1689 by John Locke. The First Treatise is an extended attack on Sir Robert Filmer's Patriarcha, which argued for a divinely-ordained, hereditary, absolute monarchy. The more influential Second Treatise outlines a theory of civil society based on natural rights and contract theory. Locke begins by describing the "state of nature," and goes on to explain the hypothetical rise of property and civilization, asserting that the only legitimate governments are those which have the consent of the people.
Locke's ideas heavily influenced both the American and French Revolutions. His notions of people's rights and the role of civil government provided strong support for the intellectual movements of both revolutions. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia)
Chapters
1
00 - Preface Read by Philippa 5:56
2
02 - Book I, Chapter 02: Of Paternal and Regal Power Read by Philippa 18:48
3
03 - Book I, Chapter 03: Of Adam's Title to Sovereignty by Creation Read by Philippa 12:49
4
04 - Book I, Chapter 04: Of Adam’s Title to Sovereignty By Donation, Gen. I. 28 Read by Philippa 39:11
5
05 - Book I, Chapter 05: Of Adam’s Title to Sovereignty By the Subjection of Eve Read by Philippa 12:32
6
06 - Book I, Chapter 06: Of Adam’s Title to Sovereignty By Fatherhood Read by Philippa 44:43
7
07 - Book I, Chapter 07: Of Fatherhood and Property Considered Together As Fountains of Sovereignty Read by Philippa 12:01
8
08 - Book I, Chapter 08: Of the Conveyance of Adam’s Sovereign Monarchical Power Read by Philippa 6:07
9
09 - Book I, Chapter 09: Of Monarchy, By Inheritance from Adam Read by Philippa 33:27
10
10 - Book I, Chapter 10: Of the Heir to Adam’s Monarchical Power Read by Philippa 5:07
11
11 - Book I, Chapter 11: Who Heir? part 1 Read by Philippa 23:33
12
12 - Book I, Chapter 11: Who Heir? part 2 Read by Philippa 18:38
13
13 - Book I, Chapter 11: Who Heir? part 3 Read by Philippa 36:36
14
14 - Book I, Chapter 11: Who Heir? part 4 Read by Philippa 32:08
15
15 - Book II, Chapter 01 Read by D.E. Wittkower 4:16
16
16 - Book II, Chapter 02: Of the State of Nature Read by D.E. Wittkower 21:22
17
17 - Book II, Chapter 03: Of the State of War Read by D.E. Wittkower 10:46
18
18 - Book II, Chapter 04: Of Slavery Read by D.E. Wittkower 5:07
19
19 - Book II, Chapter 05: Of Property Read by D.E. Wittkower 45:17
20
20 - Book II, Chapter 06: Of Paternal Power Read by Anna Simon 33:34
21
21 - Book II, Chapter 07: Of Political or Civil Society Read by Nikki Sullivan 28:10
22
22 - Book II, Chapter 08: Of the Beginning of Political Societies Read by Anna Simon 38:24
23
23 - Book II, Chapter 09: Of the Ends of Political Society and Government Read by Sibella Denton 7:18
24
24 - Book II, Chapter 10: Of the Forms of a Common-wealth Read by Sibella Denton 2:43
25
25 - Book II, Chapter 11: Of the Extent of the Legislative Power Read by Jc Guan 21:27
26
26 - Book II, Chapter 12: Of the Legislative, Executive, and Federative Power of the Common-wealth Read by Ashwin Jain 7:08
27
27 - Book II, Chapter 13: Of the Subordination of the Powers of the Common-wealth Read by Ashwin Jain 22:41
28
28 - Book II, Chapter 14: Of Prerogative Read by Ashwin Jain 18:09
29
29 - Book II, Chapter 15: Of Paternal, Political, and Despotical Power, Considered Together Read by Sibella Denton 7:09
30
30 - Book II, Chapter 16: Of Conquest Read by Sibella Denton 25:04
31
31 - Book II, Chapter 17: Of Usurpation Read by Sibella Denton 2:21
32
32 - Book II, Chapter 18: Of Tyranny Read by Sibella Denton 13:57
33
33 - Book II, Chapter 19: Of the Dissolution of Government Read by Sibella Denton 41:11
From LibriVox, read by volunteers and in the public domain. LibriVox page (opens librivox.org) , the text (opens oll.libertyfund.org) , all files on the Internet Archive (opens archive.org) .
