John Locke: The Justification of Private Property
In his first essay in a new series on John Locke, Smith explains some essential features of Locke’s case for private property.
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In his first essay in a new series on John Locke, Smith explains some essential features of Locke’s case for private property.
Smith explains Locke’s ideas about how we should interpret a philosophic text, and the relationship between labor and private property.
Smith discusses Robert Nozick’s criticisms of Locke’s property theory and the relationship between a natural-law justification of property and social conventions.
Smith explains how Locke dealt with some problems in the traditional Christian theory of private property.
Smith explains the significance, for Locke, of the increased productivity caused by labor, and the relationship between money and property.
Smith explains an important controversy about when the Two Treatises was written, and the possible influence of the Levellers on Locke.
Smith examines and criticizes Richard Ashcraft’s arguments that Locke was significantly influenced by the Levellers.