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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... rest of Shaftesbury's life . This relationship was the source of Locke's political influence , and , indeed , arguably of his intellec- tual maturity as well . But even in his last years , when Locke had become a figure of considerable ...
... rest of his life , with decisive implications for his moral and political philosophy . " To the extent that the young Locke had political views , they were con- servative , or at any rate apolitical . His embrace of authoritarian ...
... rest, it is not worth while to tell thee. These which remain I hope are sufficient to establish the throne of our great restorer, our present king William; to make good his title in the consent of the people ; which being the only one ...
... rest of mankind , and thus he does in the same page of his preface before cited : “ Adam , says he , being commanded to multiply and people the earth , and subdue it , and having dominion given him over all creatures , was thereby the ...
... rest of mankind . That this donation was not made in particular to Adam , appears evidently from the words of the text , it being made to more than one ; for it was spoken in the plural number , God blessed them , and said unto them ...
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