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Two Treatises of Government and A Letter Concerning Toleration
Among the most influential writings in the history of Western political thought, John Locke'sTwo Treatises of GovernmentandA Letter Concerning Tolerationremain 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 theTwo Treatises of GovernmentandA Letter Concerning Tolerationand 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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John Locke and modern life
\"Recovers a sense of John Locke's central role in the making of the modern world. It demonstrates that his vision of modern life was constructed on a philosophy of human freedom that is the intellectual nerve connecting the various strands of his thought. By revealing the depth and originality of Locke's critique of the metaphysical assumptions and authoritative institutions of pre-modern life, this book rejects the notion of Locke as an intellectual anachronism. Indeed, the radical core of Locke's modern project was the 'democratization of mind', according to which he challenged practically every previous mode of philosophical analysis by making the autonomous individual the sole determinant of truth. It was on the basis of this new philosophical dispensation that Locke crafted a modern vision not only of government but also of the churches, the family, education, and the conduct of international relations\"--Provided by publisher.
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The biblical politics of John Locke
John Locke is often thought of as one of the founders of the Enlightenment, a movement that sought to do away with the Bible and religion and replace them with scientific realism. But Locke was extremely interested in the Bible, and he was engaged by biblical theology and religion throughout his life. In this new book, K.I. Parker considers Locke's interest in Scripture and how that interest is articulated in the development of his political philosophy. Parker shows that Locke's liberalism is inspired by his religious vision and, particularly, his distinctive understanding of the early chapters of the book of Genesis. Unlike Sir Robert Filmer, who understood the Bible to justify social hierarchies (i.e., the divine right of the king, the first-born son's rights over other siblings, and the \"natural\" subservience of women to men), Locke understood from the Bible that humans are in a natural state of freedom and equality to each other. The biblical debate between Filmer and Locke furnishes scholars with a better understanding of Lockes political views as presented in his Two Treatises. The Biblical Politics of John Locke demonstrates the impact of the Bible on one of the most influential thinkers of the seventeenth century, and provides an original context in which to situate the debate concerning the origins of early modern political thought.
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Hypocrisy and the Politics of Politeness
In Hypocrisy and the Politics of Politeness, Jenny Davidson considers the arguments that define hypocrisy as a moral and political virtue in its own right. She shows that these were arguments that thrived in the medium of eighteenth-century Britain's culture of politeness. In the debate about the balance between truthfulness and politeness, Davidson argues that eighteenth-century writers from Locke to Austen come down firmly on the side of politeness. This is the case even when it is associated with dissimulation or hypocrisy. These writers argue that the open profession of vice is far more dangerous for society than even the most glaring discrepancies between what people say in public and what they do in private. This book explores what happens when controversial arguments in favour of hypocrisy enter the mainstream, making it increasingly hard to tell the difference between hypocrisy and more obviously attractive qualities like modesty, self-control and tact.
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Everyone Orthodox to Themselves
Religious liberty is one of the hallmarks of American democracy,
but the principal architects of this liberty believed that it was
only compatible with a certain form of Christianity-namely, a
liberal, rational, Christianity. Conservative and postliberal
champions of the freedom of religion often ignore this point,
sometimes even arguing that orthodox Christianity was, or should
be, at the root of democratic liberty.
Everyone Orthodox to Themselves , John Colman's close
study of the religious views and political theologies of John
Locke, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, and Thomas Jefferson,
shows otherwise. Colman demonstrates that Locke and his three
American students specifically took aim at the idea of orthodoxy,
which they argued continuously tempted its believers to try to
impose an artificial uniformity upon the religious diversity that
naturally exists in society and thought it necessary to advance a
more rational, nondogmatic Christianity given the threat they saw
religious orthodoxy posed to a free, liberal society.
While recent arguments have endorsed the idea that there is a
crisis of liberalism that can only be met by the revival of more
orthodox forms of religious devotion, Colman argues that, according
to some of the most prominent American Founders and their
philosophic predecessors, such orthodoxy is incompatible with
religious freedom and the right to free inquiry. Everyone
Orthodox to Themselves demonstrates that only a nondogmatic,
rationalist Christianity could be made a friend rather than an
adversary to the inalienable right of religious liberty.
Colman's work reveals how the reform of Christianity, and with
it the inculcation of a particular theological disposition, is
necessary to secure religious liberty and the right of free
inquiry. The book also establishes the importance of Locke's
Reasonableness of Christianity for his larger argument for
toleration.
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John Locke : problems and perspectives : a collection of essays
The impetus for this collection of essays came from a conference on the 'Thought of John Locke' held at York University, Toronto in 1966. The essays were intended to reflect Locke's position as a polymath and recontextualize his ideas through the juxtaposition of various academic approaches.
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Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Locke on Government
John Locke is one of the most important figures in the history of political thought. His Second Treatise on Government was one of the most significant political statements of its time and provides the foundations of liberal political thought. His views on the social contract, political obligation, rebellion, revolution and property remain strikingly relevant today.Locke on Government introduces and assesses:* Locke's life and the background to the Second Treatise on Government*The text and ideas of the Second Treatise*The continuing importance of Locke's work to philosophyFor student's coming to Locke for the first time, Locke on Government will be an invaluable guide to his political thought.
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