PAPM 1000 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Public Good, Public Culture, Utopia

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Public Affairs and Policy Management
• Course: PAPM 1000
• Professor: Marc Hanvelt

Document Summary

One can look at locke"s work as a justification for colonialism. Locke believes that one can acquire property if a person mixes labour with it, therefore. Native americans aren"t using land by european standards that europeans can take it. The state in which people do things prior to entrance into political society. Through society is pre-political, the law of nature governs the society. Since locke believes that all objects and people belong to god, no one is allowed to inflict harm on themselves or others. Despite this, human nature will always get in the way of the law of nature. When people break the rules in the state of nature, locke believes that there are two means in which punishment is allowed: reparation & restraint. A settled and declared intent upon the life of another. Locke says killing thieves is allowed because if thief kills person, then the victim has no appeal after death.