Ep.58: John Locke

Published: Jan. 29, 2022, 12:30 a.m.

Today's episode looks at John Locke's The Second Treatise of Government, written in 1689. This is a foundational text written by the esteemed enlightenment philosopher, that attempts to lay out the principles of a yet unseen form of government. This piece underpins the structure of modern governments, making it a pertinent study concerning today's adaptations of his socio-political philosophies. QUOTE: “Being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions.” ~ John Locke, 2nd Treatise of Government (2:6) #FrivolousGravitas Links: Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb3cCrFqaHFBp2s7jgtJvFg FB: https://www.facebook.com/Frivolous-Gravitas-Podcast-109356198202987/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FrivolousGravi1 RSS: https://krisdriver.com/feed/rssfeed.xml If you like this kind of content and want to see more, be sure to like, share and subscribe to help keep this channel going. Use RSS url to subscribe to Frivolous Gravitas using your favourite podcast player to catch up on past episodes and listen any time you want. No commercials, no sponsors, no ads, just straight talk on demand and on the go. Original Music by Epistra