Question

Holly Brewer defended this philosopher in an essay partially titled for “Inheritable Blood” that argues he morally opposed a document in which he wrote about a class of “leet-men.” He’s not Rousseau, but this thinker wrote that slavery is only permissible if the enslaved violates natural law and that no contract can create slavery. This philosopher and his patron, the Earl of Shaftesbury, (10[1])wrote a document protecting slaveholders’ rights in the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina. (10[1])In another work, this thinker argues that governments (10[1])should protect “life, liberty, (-5[1])and estate.” (10[2])For 10 points, (10[1])name this English Enlightenment author (10[1])of Two (10[1])Treatises of Government. ■END■

ANSWER: John Locke
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Caleb HinesLiberty ALiberty C6210
Orion KellerVirginia Tech AVirginia7410
Gavin BramerAppalachian State BUNC B8210
Cameron WiliamsAppalachian State AUNC D86-5
Timothy PorterVCUDuke A8810
Zachary BornsteinVirginia Tech BLiberty B8810
Connor KahnNC StateDuke B9110
Brian ZhangUNC CJames Madison A9610
Laila PetersonJames Madison BUNC A9810

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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY8100%0%13%71.63
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%13%85.25
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY683%0%50%78.00
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY10100%0%10%82.80
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY989%0%11%84.88
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%20%88.60
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%13%90.00
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%22%85.11