https://earlymoderneurope.hist.sites.carleton.edu/files/original/9be8ba5a71e1ffca2630e38d146d4c95.jpg a66aa6c70defc14e49ae4582a29f79ad Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Two Treatises of Government Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John Locke Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1690 Description An account of the resource In John Locke’s “Two Treatises of Government,” he breaks-down and refutes the argument of rival political philosopher Robert Filmer and establishes the framework for contract theory in civil society and the government. Specifically, in his second treatise, Locke defines the purpose of government as a protection for the “property” of individuals in civil society. He outlines the history of the development of government and illustrates how it revolved completely around property. Property is defined as “life, liberty, and the estate,” meaning it includes the individual self-determination of all synonyms. These could be seen as early elements of Liberalism, where government is seen as a vehicle for the protection of self-determination. In Liberalism, the government’s role in daily life is limited to minimize its interference in the lives of its citizens. The main role of the government is to ensure that all of its citizens have access to self-determination and individualism. In Locke’s treatise, the protection of property serves the same function as the protection of the individual will in Liberalism. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Locke_treatises_of_government_page.jpg) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain