Given that all property was primarily available to all members of a community, an individual cannot acquire property “without the consent of all his fellow-commoners” (Second Treatise of Government, p. 21). According to Locke, each individual has equal right to property, thus when an individual obtains goods, he or she does so with the permission of society given that each individual was presented opportunity to obtain the same goods, yet did not take it. By taking this perspective into account, one can withdraw that while private ownership creates inequality, it is permitted by society upon its
Given that all property was primarily available to all members of a community, an individual cannot acquire property “without the consent of all his fellow-commoners” (Second Treatise of Government, p. 21). According to Locke, each individual has equal right to property, thus when an individual obtains goods, he or she does so with the permission of society given that each individual was presented opportunity to obtain the same goods, yet did not take it. By taking this perspective into account, one can withdraw that while private ownership creates inequality, it is permitted by society upon its