Locke’s Theme of Property in relation to Land and Real Estate Development Name: Institutional Affiliation: Locke’s Theme of Property in relation to Land and Real Estate Development John Locke is one of the most significant political philosophers who are believed to have shaped the modern period. Chapter V of the Two Treatises of Government explores the theme of property where Locke argued that people should be allowed to have whatever they can possess so long as the possession does not harm others. Locke further argues that individuals have fundamental rights that the entitlement to possess property, and the virtuous life and liberty. The three basic rights have a groundwork that is not related to the laws that govern any specific society. Locke utilized the case that men are free and equal by nature as a major aspect of justification for understanding the political government. Locke describes the political government to engage people on a social contract that entails transferring some rights to the government