Identify a short passage — either one of those listed below or, if you prefer,
another one of similar length — which can be interpreted in (at least)
two different ways. Give two different interpretations, indicating briefly
what can be said in favor of each (on the basis of the text itself and/or
based on other things you know about Locke’s views). No need to find a
conclusive argument for one interpretation or the other — if nothing else,
you don’t have space for that; just give each of them some reasonable
support.
Needless to say this should be your own original work. If you have any
questions about what plagiarism is or how to avoid it, you can ask me, or consult
the resources listed on the Library website. For possible consequences of
plagiarism, see the Academic Misconduct Policy.
Along with the suggested passages below you will find some hints as to why
they might be difficult to understand. You need not follow those hints, however;
please ignore them if you don’t find them useful.
Note that this is not a full scale paper — please do not write an introduction
and conclusion, summarize other, irrelevant parts of the text, etc. Just focus on
doing the above.
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