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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... limited it , because in some other treatises of his he tells us , it is unlimited , and unlimitable * ; he should at least have given us such an account of it , that we might have had an entire notion of this fatherhood , or fatherly ...
... limited degrees of it, that by that part which is given them, they have a right to all that was not so; and therefore may do what they please, because they have authority to do more than others, and so tempt them to do what is neither ...
... limited to one kind of government , that is , to monarchy . " For let his premises be what they will , this is always the conclusion ; let rule , in any text , be but once named , and presently absolute monarchy is by divine right ...
... limited to monarchy , and that to Adam's person and heirs , ” all which our author notably concludes from these words , as may be seen in the same page , O. 244 , it had been a sufficient answer : should I have desired any sober man ...
... limited power over their own children : " which in plain English is , they are slaves and absolute princes at the same time , and in the same government ; and one part of the subjects have an absolute , unlimited power over the other by ...
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