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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... things, according to his own will, p. 100. Neither common nor statute laws are, or can be, any diminution of that general ... thing at first. The father had power to dispose or sell his children or servants ; whence we find, that, in the ...
... thing is there so taken for granted , without proof , that I could scarce believe myself , when , upon attentive reading that treatise , I found there so mighty a structure raised upon the bare supposition of this foundation . For it is ...
... thing but by donation , assig- nation , or permission from him , I wonder , " & c . Obs . 165. Here we have the sum of all his arguments , for Adam's sovereignty , and against natural free- dom , which I find up and down in his other ...
... thing but our A.'s skill in distinctions , be not to his purpose in this place . For the question is not here about Adam's actual exercise of government , but actually having a title to be governor . Govern- ment , says our A. was " due ...
... thing , but by his grant or permission , or by succession from him . The earth , saith the Psalmist , hath he given to the children of men , which shows the title comes from fatherhood . " § 22. Before I examine this argument , and the ...
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