Two Treatises of Government

The Two Treatises of Government (German: Two Treatises of Government, Two Treatises of Government engl also: .. 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 ) form a work of political philosophy, John Locke published anonymously in 1689. The second treatise, particularly in the multiple of the Anglican theologian Richard Hooker is quoted is often referred to as a manifesto for the liberal democracy and capitalism, and has correspondingly positive and negative criticism drawn up.

The theory that sets out Locke in the two treatises, had fundamental impact on the Glorious Revolution of 1688 /89 and thereafter established the system of government in England in the 18th century as well as to the U.S. Constitution of 1787 and the French Revolution of 1789.

German -language edition

• Two Treatises of Government. Suhrkamp, Frankfurt am Main 1977 ( 13th reprint 2008). ( Suhrkamp Taschenbuch Science, Vol 213)