Discourses Concerning Government

Target entity: Discourses Concerning Government
Context triple: [Algernon Sidney, notableWork, Discourses Concerning Government]

• A. An Essay on the First Principles of Government
  An Essay on the First Principles of Government is an influential 18th-century political treatise by Joseph Priestley that argues for civil liberties, religious freedom, and the sovereignty of the people over government.
• B. Two Treatises of Government
  Two Treatises of Government is a seminal 17th-century political philosophy work that argues for natural rights, government by consent, and the right of revolution against tyranny.
• C. A Disquisition on Government
  A Disquisition on Government is a mid-19th-century political treatise by John C. Calhoun that systematically defends states’ rights, slavery, and the doctrine of the concurrent majority within the American constitutional system.
• D. Third Treatise on the Commandments
  The Third Treatise on the Commandments is a section of Saadia Gaon's philosophical work *Emunot ve-Deot* that systematically explains and justifies the divine commandments in Jewish law.
• E. Philosophical Rudiments Concerning Government and Society
  Philosophical Rudiments Concerning Government and Society is the English translation of Thomas Hobbes’s political treatise *De Cive*, which expounds his views on the nature of civil society, sovereignty, and the social contract.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Discourses Concerning Government
Target entity description: Discourses Concerning Government is a seminal 17th-century political treatise by Algernon Sidney that defends republican principles and the right to resist tyrannical rule.

• A. An Essay on the First Principles of Government
  An Essay on the First Principles of Government is an influential 18th-century political treatise by Joseph Priestley that argues for civil liberties, religious freedom, and the sovereignty of the people over government.
• B. Two Treatises of Government
  Two Treatises of Government is a seminal 17th-century political philosophy work that argues for natural rights, government by consent, and the right of revolution against tyranny.
• C. A Disquisition on Government
  A Disquisition on Government is a mid-19th-century political treatise by John C. Calhoun that systematically defends states’ rights, slavery, and the doctrine of the concurrent majority within the American constitutional system.
• D. Third Treatise on the Commandments
  The Third Treatise on the Commandments is a section of Saadia Gaon's philosophical work *Emunot ve-Deot* that systematically explains and justifies the divine commandments in Jewish law.
• E. Philosophical Rudiments Concerning Government and Society
  Philosophical Rudiments Concerning Government and Society is the English translation of Thomas Hobbes’s political treatise *De Cive*, which expounds his views on the nature of civil society, sovereignty, and the social contract.
• F. None of above. chosen