Political Science · Western Political Thought
UGC NET December 2015 Political Science
John Locke's contribution chiefly lies in his
- 1. Consent Theory
- 2. Limited government
- 3. Theory of State as a corporate body
- 4. Organic conception of state
A1 & 4
B1 & 3
C2 & 3
D1 & 2 ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 1 & 2 — Locke's chief contributions are the theory of consent and the idea of limited government, so the answer is 1 and 2.
Explanation
★Locke's chief contributions are the theory of consent and the idea of limited government, so the answer is 1 and 2.
★Government for Locke is legitimate only when founded on the consent of the governed.
★He holds power as a trust, limited by natural rights and revocable when the trust is betrayed.
★His doctrine of limited, constitutional government shaped modern liberalism and the right to revolution.
★The organic and corporate conceptions of the state belong to idealists such as Hegel and Bosanquet, not to Locke.
★Locke is thus the founder of the individualist, rights-based liberal tradition.
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