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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... land there , and to have his will take place before that of his wife in all things of their common concern- ment ; but not a political power of life and death over her , much less over any body else . § 49. This I am sure : if our ...
... land was polluted with blood ; therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people , insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance . " The killing of their children , though it were fashionable , was charged on them as ...
... land of Nod , where he built him a city , ” O. 210. Here it is obvious to demand , which of these two after Adam's death was sov- ereign ? Cain , says our author , p . 19. By what title ? " As heir ; for heirs to progenitors , who were ...
... land , and follows private dominion , and not in paternal power or natural dominion ; and so there is an end of paternal power as the fountain of regal authority , and the so much magnified fatherhood quite vanishes . If the regal power ...
... land ; both which laws require parents to provide for their children . § 89. For children being by the course of nature born weak , and unable to provide for themselves , they have by the appointment of God himself , who hath thus ...
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