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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... and with an Introduction by Ian Shapiro with essays by John Dunn Ruth W. Grant Ian Shapiro @ Yale University Press New Haven and London Published with assistance from the Annie Burr Lewis Fund. Copyright Tvvo Treatises of.
... Grant is Professor of Political Science at Duke University. Ian Shapiro is William R. Kenan, ]r., Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Yale University. Contents Introduction: Reading Locke Today Ian Shapiro Note ...
... Essays Measuring Locke's Shadow John Dunn John Locke on Women and the Family Ruth W Grant John Locke's Democratic Theory Ian Shapiro Index ix xvi 257 286 309 341 Introduction: Reading Locke Today IAN SHAPIRO Old books are read Contents.
... grants and gifts that have their original from God or nature, as the power of the father hath, no inferior power of man can limit, nor shake any law of prescription against them.” Obs. I58. “ The Scripture teaches that supreme power was ...
... grants of princes, have no force but during their life, if they be not ratified by the express consent, or by sufferance of the prince following, especially privileges, O. p. 279. The reason why laws have been also made by kings, was ...
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