Which of the following statements about the political thought of John Locke are true ? a. Locke's First…
The true statements concern Locke's natural-rights framework, the protection of freedom through civil society, and the individual's ownership of bodily labour. His First…
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Which of the following statements about the political thought of John Locke are true ?
a. Locke's First Treatise is in agreement and in support of Filmer's arguments.
b. Locke offers the conceptual basis for the natural rights tradition.
c. Locke's civil society aims to protect and preserve freedom.
d. Locke held that the labour of one's body is one's own.
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Correct answer C
The true statements concern Locke's natural-rights framework, the protection of freedom through civil society, and the individual's ownership of bodily labour. His First Treatise attacks Filmer's justification of patriarchal political authority. It therefore does not support Filmer's arguments.
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Gujarat SET (GSET)