Define treatises. treatises synonyms, treatises pronunciation, treatises translation, English dictionary definition of treatises. formal exposition in writing of the principles of a subject, more detailed than an essay Not to be confused with: treaties
Locke’s definition of political power has an immediate moral dimension. It is a “right” of making laws and enforcing them for “the public good.” Power for Locke never simply means “capacity” but always “morally sanctioned capacity.”Moralitypervades the whole arrangement of society, and...