Two treatises of government : in the former, the false principles and foundation of Sir Robert Filmer and his followers, are detected and overthrown ; the latter is an essay concerning the true original, extent and end of civil government.

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1728

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Creator: Locke, John
Date: 1728
Publisher: Printed for A. Bettesworth in Pater-Noster-Row. J. Pemberton in Fleetstreet, and E. Symon in Cornhill, London
Material Type: Book
Genre/Physical Characteristic: 8 unnumbered pages, 308 pages, 4 unnumbered pages
Dimensions: 21 cm (8vo)
Language: English
Immediate Source of Acquisition: First Special Collections copy owned and heavily annotated (underscoring and marginalia in ink) in the second treatise by Robert Emmet. Donated by Thomas Addis Emmet, MD, grandnephew of Robert Emmet. Signatures of R. Emmet on front pastedown with ink drawings of faces. Inscription and signature of Thomas Addis Emmet on t.p. verso along with signature of John Cavanaugh, president of the University
Subject: Liberty.; Natural law -- Early works to 1800.; Political science -- Philosophy -- Early works to 1800; Filmer, Robert, -- 1588?-1653. -- Patriarcha; Divine right of kings -- Controversial literature; Social contract -- Early works to 1800

Identifier: JC 153 .L63 1728
Campus Location: Rare Books & Special Collections, Hesburgh Libraries
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