...gives the definitions of commonwealth and church that also underlie the Treatise. "The commonwealth seems to me to be a society of men constituted only...advancing their own civil interests." Civil interests are: life, liberty, health, "indolency of body," and the possession of outward things such as money,...

...between the one and the other. " He does this by making clear what the state does. The state, he writes, seems to me to be a society of men constituted only...preserving, and advancing their own civil interests. Civil interest I call life, liberty, health, and indolence of body; and the possession of outward things,...

...Statements like the following from a Letter concerning Toleration are quite explicit: "The commonwealth seems to me to be a society of men constituted only...preserving, and advancing their own civil interests" (1948, 126). These interests are for him life, health, "indolency of body," and material possessions....

...Toleration that the civil authority is of human origin and concerned with civil interests. "The Commonwealth seems to me to be a Society of Men constituted only for the procuring, preserving, and advancing of their own Civil Interests. Civil Interests I call Life, Liberty, Health, and Indolency of Body,...

...are limited to "procuring, preserving, and advancing" the "civil interests" of people, which include, "life, liberty, health, and indolency of body; and...things, such as money, lands, houses, furniture, and the like."2 Since people are all equal, no one has a natural right to impose religious views on others/...

...the ends of religion (the salvation of souls) and those of government, whose functions are limited to "life, liberty, health, and indolency of body, and the possession of outward things." Locke, of course, recognized that some matters belong to the jurisdiction of both the "magistrate and...

...Ietter Concerning Toleration, in which he writes that "Civil interests I call life, liberty, health, indolency of body; and the possession of outward things such as money, land, houses, furniture, and the like." John Locke. Ietler ('oncrming Toleration (Indianapolis: Hackett...

...pan - would not be an argument from just bounds. Here is how Locke defines 'the commonwealth': ... a society of men constituted only for the procuring, preserving, and advancing of their own civil interests. (Ibid.: §5) And here is how he defmes 'a church': ... a voluntary society...

...order to advance these interests. Locke supposes that individuals have a set of basic interests in "life, liberty, health, and indolency of body; and...things, such as money, lands, houses, furniture, and the like."14 Assuming these "civil" interests, a rational agreement is one that each person expects will...

...conception of the nature and purpose of a civil society, or commonwealth, as follows: The Commonwealth seems to me to be a Society of Men constituted only for the procuring, preserving, and advancing of their own Civil Interests. Civil Interests I call Life, Health, and Indolency of Body; and the Possession...