Locke: Political WritingsJohn Locke's Second Treatise of Government (c. 1681) is perhaps the key founding liberal text. A Letter Concerning Toleration, written in 1685 ( a year when a Catholic monarch came to the throne of England and Louis XVI unleashed a reign of terror against Protestants in France), is a classic defense of religious freedom. Yet many of Locke’s other writings--not least the Constitutions of Carolina, which he helped draft--are almost defiantly anti-liberal in outlook. This comprehensive collection brings together the main published works (excluding polemical attacks on other people's views) with the most important surviving evidence from among Locke's papers relating to his political philosophy. David Wootton's wide-ranging and scholarly Introduction sets the writings in the context of their time, examines Locke's developing ideas and unorthodox Christianity, and analyzes his main arguments. The result is the first fully rounded picture of Locke’s political thought in his own words. |
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... 1744 ) 184 8. An Essay Concerning Toleration ( 1667 ; published 1876 ) 186 9. The Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina ( 1669 ; published c . 1670 ) 210 10. ' Philanthropy , or The Christian Philosophers ' ( Contents.
... 1744 ) 184 8. An Essay Concerning Toleration ( 1667 ; published 1876 ) 186 9. The Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina ( 1669 ; published c . 1670 ) 210 10. ' Philanthropy , or The Christian Philosophers ' ( Contents.
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John Locke, David Wootton. 10. ' Philanthropy , or The Christian Philosophers ' ( 1675 ; published 1972 ) 232 11. ' Obligation of Penal Laws ' ( Journal , 25 February 1676 ; pub- lished 1829 ) 234 12. ' Law ' ( Journal , 21 April 1678 ...
John Locke, David Wootton. 10. ' Philanthropy , or The Christian Philosophers ' ( 1675 ; published 1972 ) 232 11. ' Obligation of Penal Laws ' ( Journal , 25 February 1676 ; pub- lished 1829 ) 234 12. ' Law ' ( Journal , 21 April 1678 ...
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... Christ's College , Cambridge . The texts of ' Virtus ' , ' Labour ' , and ' Venditio ' are reproduced with the permis- sion of the private collector who owns the 1661 Commonplace Book . I would like to thank those scholars who were kind ...
... Christ's College , Cambridge . The texts of ' Virtus ' , ' Labour ' , and ' Venditio ' are reproduced with the permis- sion of the private collector who owns the 1661 Commonplace Book . I would like to thank those scholars who were kind ...
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... Christ's College , Cambridge , of a revised text of the Two Treatises of Govern- ment , prepared by Locke for the printer ( Laslett in Locke 19676 , xiv ) ; and the purchase of the Earl of Lovelace's collection of Locke manuscripts by ...
... Christ's College , Cambridge , of a revised text of the Two Treatises of Govern- ment , prepared by Locke for the printer ( Laslett in Locke 19676 , xiv ) ; and the purchase of the Earl of Lovelace's collection of Locke manuscripts by ...
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... Christ's College copy , corrected by Locke for the press ; and the Letter Concerning Toleration , where I have followed the second , corrected edition of Popple's translation . In every case I have modernized the spelling and , to the ...
... Christ's College copy , corrected by Locke for the press ; and the Letter Concerning Toleration , where I have followed the second , corrected edition of Popple's translation . In every case I have modernized the spelling and , to the ...
Contents
IV | 7 |
V | 16 |
VI | 26 |
VII | 36 |
VIII | 49 |
IX | 64 |
X | 77 |
XI | 89 |
XXXIV | 259 |
XXXV | 261 |
XXXVI | 262 |
XXXVII | 269 |
XXXVIII | 272 |
XXXIX | 273 |
XL | 286 |
XLI | 300 |
XII | 94 |
XIII | 110 |
XIV | 119 |
XV | 123 |
XVI | 131 |
XVII | 137 |
XVIII | 139 |
XIX | 141 |
XX | 146 |
XXI | 152 |
XXII | 177 |
XXIII | 184 |
XXIV | 186 |
XXV | 210 |
XXVI | 232 |
XXVII | 236 |
XXIX | 237 |
XXX | 238 |
XXXI | 240 |
XXXII | 242 |
XXXIII | 247 |
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