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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... Human Understanding in his own name in 1689 , he continued to keep his political writings anonymous . This was perhaps out of fear of the possibility that James II , who had fled to France in 1688 , might reclaim the throne that ...
... human blood , then a revolutionary field following Harvey's discovery of the heart's circulatory function some de- cades earlier . Locke's medical researches with Boyle and later with the major physician of his age , Thomas Sydenham ...
... human affairs . But at the end of the day , Mill's commitment to freedom was for its own sake — in this he was a true child of the Enlightenment . He saw individual freedom as the greatest good . For Locke , by contrast , freedom of ...
... human society , to serve their present turn . § 4. However we must believe them upon their own bare words , when they tell us , " We are all born slaves , and we must continue so ; " there is no remedy for it ; life and thraldom we ...
... human things , that thought can scarce reach it ; that promises and oaths , which tie the infinite Deity , cannot confine it . But if this foundation fails , all his fabric falls with it , and governments must be left again to the old ...
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