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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John Locke Ian Shapiro. John Dunn is Fellow of King's College and Professor of Political Theory at the University of Cambridge. Ruth W. Grant is Professor of Political Science at Duke University. Ian Shapiro is William R. Kenan, Jr ...
... king William; to make good his title in the consent of the people ; which being the only one of all lawful governments, he has more fully and clearly than any prince in Christendom ; and to justify to the world the people of England ...
... kings in most points , never thought of this ; but , with one consent , admitted the natural liberty and equality of mankind . " § 5. By whom this doctrine came at first to be broached , and brought in fashion amongst us , and what sad ...
... kings of the earth till the captivity of the Israelites in Egypt ; and then the poor fatherhood was under hatches , till " God , by giving the Israelites kings , re - established the ancient and prime right of the lineal succession in ...
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