POLS 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Lockean Proviso, Robert Nozick, Implied Consent
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Tacit consent v. express consent tacit-> implied consent e. g. rules of soccer express-> say yes e. g sign a contract: we tacitly consent to gov\ Problems with tacit consent: consent can be given unintentionally, by simple living in a certain territory, consent must be given freely. Rebellion: locke- those who hold political office do so in accordance with the constitution if that society, what if they don"t protect rights. Problems with rebellion: sanctions too little, there is no procedure for determining if that trust has been withdrawn, concerns could be addressed if political system was democratic. God has given the earth to the children compact of all the commoners -locke wooton book p293: no way to get expressed consent of everyone in case of common ownership, right to self- ownership. Though the earth and all inferior creaturesthe work of his hands are properly his -locke wooton p. 293.