Two Treatises of Government · Character
Grotius
Legal scholar cited in arguments about natural law and war.
minor
Also known as our A. out of Grotius
First appearance: xvi of conquest
Grotius's tie to Adam is one of the pressures that moves Two Treatises of Government—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Cited by Filmer for the principle that right of government arises from begetting children.
Grotius first appears in 0030 xvi of conquest.
With Adam (rivalry): Locke references Adam to critique Grotius's theories on natural law and property, positioning them as opposing thinkers. With Adam (rivalry): Locke references Adam to critique Grotius's theories on natural law and property, positioning them as opposing thinkers. With Adam (rivalry): Locke references Adam to critique Grotius's theories on natural law and property, positioning them as opposing thinkers.
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Natural law and divine right theorists
- Protagonist
- Primordial crime and justice
- Patriarchal lineage and inheritance
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- Adam
rivalry · negative
Locke references Adam to critique Grotius's theories on natural law and property,… How this plays out →
- Adam
rivalry · negative
Locke references Adam to critique Grotius's theories on natural law and property,… How this plays out →
- Adam
rivalry · negative
Locke references Adam to critique Grotius's theories on natural law and property,… How this plays out →
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