充满智慧、幽默的哈佛大学公开课-第7讲这是我的土地(14)

- 所以你认为他是在为土地的私人所有作辩护吗？- 是的，因为这复杂化了“最初占有”原则，如果只引用外国人到来并耕种土地这一例子的话。- 我明白了，你叫什么名字？ - 罗谢尔。- 罗谢尔。- 对。
Rochelle says this account of how property arises would fit what was going on in North America during the time of the settlement—European settlement. Do you think, Rochelle, it"s a way of defending the appropriation of the land?
罗谢尔认为，他的关于财产如何产生的观点是在迎合欧洲人刚来此殖民时美洲的情况。罗谢尔，你认为他是在为侵吞土地而辩护吗？
Indeed, because I mean, he is also justifying the Glorious Revolutions. I don"t think it"s inconceivable he"s also justifying colonization as well. Well, that"s an interesting historical suggestion and I think there is a lot to be said for it.
是的，事实上他还正义化了光荣革命。（光荣革命:英国一场和宗教有关的非暴力宫廷政变，洛克曾在《政府论》中为其辩护）也就不难想象他会为殖民化辩护。好的，很有趣的历史看法，这看法还有很多值得讨论的地方。
What do you think of the validity of his argument though? Because if you are right that this would justify the taking of land in North America from Native Americans who didn"t enclose it, if it"s a good argument, then Locke"s given us a justification for that. If it"s a bad argument, then Locke"s given us a mere rationalization that isn"t morally defensible.