Trivium
Locke: Second Treatise of GovernmentGrade 8dialectic Stage

Of Property

The Text

What You'll Learn

1

Comprehension

Identifies the problem: if the world is common, how can there be property?

2

Cause & Consequence

Explains why labor is the source of property (mixing something of yourself)

3

Meaning

Applies to modern questions about property and wealth

4

Defense

Identifies what is strongest about the counterargument

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