Two Treatises of Government
Title | Two Treatises of Government PDF eBook |
Author | John Locke |
Publisher | |
Pages | 525 |
Release | 1967 |
Genre | Political science |
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John Locke's Two Treatises of Government
Title | John Locke's Two Treatises of Government PDF eBook |
Author | Edward J. Harpham |
Publisher | |
Pages | 264 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Philosophy |
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The past thirty years have witnessed a renaissance in Lockean scholarship. New work and new thinking has now recast our most basic comprehension of John Locke (1623-1704) as a political theorist, and of Locke's Two Treatises of Government as a historical document. This collection of essays investigates the implications of the new scholarship for our understanding of Locke's political thought and its impact upon the liberal tradition. John Locke's Two Treatises of Government has long been recognized as one of the great works of political philosophy. Three centuries after it was written, students and scholars continue to study it for insights into the intellectual origins of the modern world and for a better understanding of such fundamental concepts as natural rights, social contract, limited government, and the rule of law. The seven essays in this volume explore various dimensions of Locke's Two Treatises. The introductory essay places the new scholarship in a historical context. The next four essays show how this recent literature has affected our view of particular aspects of the Two Treatises: its theory of politics, its religious underpinnings, its theory of rationality, and its conception of the relationship between politics and economics. The final two essays discuss how the new scholarship has changed our understanding of the impact of the Two Treatises upon political thought in the eighteenth and late-twentieth centuries. Included at the end of the text is an extended secondary bibliography on John Locke's Two Treaties. These essays do not seek closure. Nor do they set forth a single "correct" interpretation. Instead they offer readers a deeper appreciation of how our view of Locke's Two Treatises has changed over the last three decades and the importance of those changes in understanding of the liberal tradition. "A solid contribution to the literature, bringing together some of the best new scholarship on Locke and reflecting the diversity, breadth, and depth of the current debate on both Locke and early liberalism. The editor's selection clearly demonstrates there is no single orthodox reading of Locke and conveys the intellectually lively debate that pervades the field today."—Ronald J. Terchek, author of Locke, Smith, Mill and the Liberal Concept of Agency.
Second Treatise of Government
Title | Second Treatise of Government PDF eBook |
Author | John Locke |
Publisher | Barnes & Noble Publishing |
Pages | 176 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9780760760956 |
"[Presents] one of the great classics of political philosophy, widely regarded as the foundational text of modern liberalism ... [Also includes] 'A letter concerning toleration' aimed to end Christianity's wars of religion and called for the separation of church and state so that everyone could enjoy freedom of conscience"--Provided by publisher.
Second Treatise of Government
Title | Second Treatise of Government PDF eBook |
Author | John Locke |
Publisher | Hackett Publishing |
Pages | 151 |
Release | 1980-06-01 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1603844570 |
The Second Treatise is one of the most important political treatises ever written and one of the most far-reaching in its influence. In his provocative 15-page introduction to this edition, the late eminent political theorist C. B. Macpherson examines Locke's arguments for limited, conditional government, private property, and right of revolution and suggests reasons for the appeal of these arguments in Locke's time and since.
Locke's Two Treatises of Government
Title | Locke's Two Treatises of Government PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Ashcraft |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 319 |
Release | 2013-10-17 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1135026890 |
This volume guides the reader through a detailed examination of the text to an understanding of Locke’s political ideas in relation to his writings on philosophy, education, religion and economics and the influence these ideas had upon eighteenth-century political theorists. The author shows how Locke carefully constructed his political perspective as a defence of the principles of natural rights, constitutional government and popular resistance. He offers an original interpretation of the Two Treatises..., emphasizing the specific ways in which Locke’s political purposes in writing the work influence his discussion of such concepts as the state of nature, property, consent and tyranny. The author discusses the historical and biographical context of the work and demonstrates how eighteenth century political thinkers developed or rejected aspects of Locke’s political theory and summarizes important recent studies of Locke’s work.
The Second Treatise on Civil Government
Title | The Second Treatise on Civil Government PDF eBook |
Author | John Locke |
Publisher | Prometheus Books |
Pages | 179 |
Release | 2009-12-04 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1615920935 |
As one of the early Enlightenment philosophers in England, John Locke sought to bring reason and critical intelligence to the discussion of the origins of civil society. Endeavoring to reconstruct the nature and purpose of government, a social contract theory is proposed. The Second Treatise sets forth a detailed discussion of how civil society came to be and the nature of its inception. Locke's discussion of tacit consent, separation of powers, and the right of citizens to revolt against repressive governments, has made The Second Treatise one of the most influential essays in the history of political philosophy.
Two Treatises of Government
Title | Two Treatises of Government PDF eBook |
Author | John Locke |
Publisher | |
Pages | 376 |
Release | 1698 |
Genre | Liberty |
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