POL200Y1 : LOCKE
Document Summary
Locke"s political society has a pre-existing moral compass. Goal is to understand the transition from the state of nature to civil society. Tension between freedom and obligation is to create an independent sphere of the political; it is independent of religious authority. Unlimited authority based on patriarchy derived from power from adam, locke"s concern is to distinguish paternal and political power; human beings are not born with irresistible obligations. The law is not the limitation it is the directions of a free and intelligent agent to the law. Parents therefore: have authority over their children, only so far as they have a duty to nourish them to develop their mental capacity, full bearers of free will, and self conscience adherence to nature. Parental authority if its based on authority, once that duty is discharged, most countries suggest 21 years of age, when that happens at that point the authority of parents over children is temporary.
