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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... positive, intelligible propositions, and then compare them one with another, he will quickly be satisfied there was never so much glib nonsense put together in well sounding English. If he think it not worth while to examine his works ...
... positive revelation declares , may be said to be by God's appointment : but I suppose it cannot be meant here in the ... positive grant made to Adam , Gen. i . 28 , as we see sir Robert himself does in this parallel place ; and then his ...
... positive donation , “ ap- pointed Adam monarch of the world , because by right of nature it was due to Adam to be governor of his posterity : ” for having given him the right of government by nature , there was no need of a positive ...
... positive grant , " monarch of the world by appointment ; " or king on supposition of his fatherly power over his offspring , which was by nature , “ due by the right of nature ; " whether , I say , king be to be taken in both , or one ...
... positive grants con- vey no more than the express words they are made in will carry , let us see which of them here will comprehend mankind , or Adam's posterity ; and those I imagine , if any , must be these , “ every living thing that ...
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