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Political Writings
John Locke
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Description for Political Writings
Paperback. Editor(s): Wootton, David. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 416.
John 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 ... Read more
John 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
479
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Weight
398g
Number of Pages
488
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA, United States
ISBN
9780872206762
SKU
V9780872206762
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About John Locke
John Locke (1632-1704) was an English philosopher and physician. David Wootton is Anniversary Professor of History, University of York.
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