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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... first published in 1690 , had been written as a justification for the Revolution . Locke had sympathized with Parliament's actions in forcing James II from the throne in response to his attempts to Catholicize the army , pack Parliament ...
... first to have brought him to prominence - leading to his election as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1668. In philosophy the major formative influence on him seems to have been Descartes , though from the beginning Locke's philo ...
... First Amendment to the United States Constitution often seem to assume , to weaken it . One cannot help but be struck by the affinities between Locke's argu- ment in the Letter and John Stuart Mill's argument in On Liberty , even if ...
... First, That cavilling here and there at some expression or little incident of my discourse, is not an answer to my book. Secondly, That I shall not take railing for arguments, nor think either of these worth my notice: though I shall ...
John Locke Ian Shapiro. Of. Government. BOOK. I: FIRST. TREATISE. CHAPTER. I. § 1. Slavery is so vile and miserable an estate of man, and so directly opposite to the ... First Treatise: The False Principles and Foundation of Sir Robert ...
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