A Study of Locke's Concept of Freedom of Speech as Proprietorship

소유권적 언론자유에 대한 일고찰 : 로크의 사회계약론을 중심으로

This thesis discussed the nature of freedom of speech with emphasis on Locke's theory of social contract. First, I examined the nature of freedom of speech induced from Locke's social contract, and argued that the nature of Locke's freedom of speech exists on the self-ownership of humans. Secondly, I studied how Locke's right of self-ownership was related to the right of freedom of speech and how it is realized in civil society. I could analyze how freedom of speech was actualized with un-equality in the social relations. Thirdly, I investigated how locke's possessive freedom of speech was materialized in the market society. I tried to find out the nature of freedom of speech actualization in the capitalist market society. Finally, 1 studied to what extent the state of Locke could intervene the freedom of speech and reconsidered the meaning of locke's limit of natural risht in modern society. Conclusively, Locke's notion of Natural Right and Law of Nature have greatly influenced contemporary idea of free speech. His idea helps understand the position of liberal democratic speech. It also shows well the relation of freedom of speech and Natural Right and has helped us understand freedom of speech in terms of the position of the right of property.

로크의 자연권 이론 및 자연법 사상은 현대 언론사상에 많은 영향을 미치고 있다. 무엇보다도 자유주의적 언론입장을 이해하는 데 있어서 많은 시사점을 던져주고 있다. 본 논문은 로크의 사회계약론을 중심으로 로크가 자연권으로부터 이끌어낸 콜론자유의 본질이 무엇인지, 그리고 소유권과 언론자유간의 관계가 어떠한지, 로크의 시민사회에서 언론자유가 어떻게 실현될 수 있는지, 그리고 국가는 어느 범위까지 언론에 개입할 수 있는지를 중심으로 분석했다.