John Lock and Explanation of “Labor-Value” Theory in the Liberal Government and Bourgeois Society
Subject Areas :
1 - ﻋﻀﻮ ﻫﯿﺎت ﻋﻠﻤﯽ و اﺳﺘﺎدﯾﺎر ﻋﻠﻮم ﺳﯿﺎﺳﯽ داﻧﺸﮕﺎه آزاد اﺳﻼﻣﯽ واﺣﺪ ﺗﻬﺮان ﻣﺮﮐﺰی
Keywords: Property, Social Contract, State of Nature, Liberal Government, Bourgeois Society,
Abstract :
John Lock is considered one of the most prominent theorists on property in bourgeois society. His intellectual and, to some extent, moral views are applied to the rationalization of inequality within the nation and the efficiency of colonialism and dominance in the international community within the system of liberal economy and capitalism. This article analyses the Britain’s economic condition during John Lock’s life time and explain how the landlord system and the establishment of centralized government and bourgeois class deteriorated. Hence, the main objective in this article is how John Lock with his theory of “Labor-value” and the linkage between two concepts of liberty and capital accumulation could provide philosophic and moral rational for capitalists grip on the poor internally and the success of British colonialism in international community. This paper also intends, by decoding the theory of “Labor-value “to show how and why property and respect for the right of property owners has become one of the fundamental pillars of liberal economy and the development of liberal system.
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