Two Treatises of Government and A Letter Concerning TolerationTwo of Locke’s most mature and influential political writings and three brilliant interpretive essays combined in an outstanding volume "The new standard edition of Locke for students of political theory. Dunn, Grant, and Shapiro combine authoritative historical scholarship and contemporary political theory to give us Locke for our time."—Elisabeth H. Ellis, Texas A&M University Among the most influential writings in the history of Western political thought, John Locke’s Two Treatises of Government and A Letter Concerning Toleration remain vital to political debates today, more than three centuries after they were written. The complete texts appear in this volume, accompanied by interpretive essays by three prominent Locke scholars. Ian Shapiro’s introduction places Locke’s political writings in historical and biographical context. John Dunn explores both the intellectual context in which Locke wrote the Two Treatises of Government and A Letter Concerning Toleration and the major interpretive controversies surrounding their meaning. Ruth Grant offers a comprehensive discussion of Locke’s views on women and the family, and Shapiro contributes an essay on the democratic elements of Locke’s political theory. Taken together, the texts and essays in this volume offer invaluable insights into the history of ideas and the enduring influence of Locke’s political thought. |
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... Scripture mutually compatible . This concern would preoccupy him for the rest of his life , with decisive implications for his moral and political philosophy . " To the extent that the young Locke had political views , they were con ...
... Scripture as they affected his political philosophy , see Ian Shapiro , The Evolution of Rights in Liberal Theory ( Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , 1986 ) , pp . 80–148 . 7. See J. W. Gough , " The Development of Locke's Belief ...
... Scripture-proofs, were there not men amongst us who, by crying up his books, and espousing his doctrine, save me from the reproach of writing against a dead adversary. They have been so zealous in this point, that if I have done him any ...
... Scripture or reason , I am sure , do not any where say so , notwithstanding the noise of divine right , as if divine authority hath subjected us to the unlimited will of another . An admirable state of mankind , and that which they have ...
... , no inferior power of man can limit , nor shake any law of prescription against them . " Obs . 158 . " The Scripture teaches that supreme power was originally in the father , without any limitation . " Obs . 245 . First Treatise 9.
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