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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... absolute , and by divine right ; for slaves could never have a right to compact or consent . Adam was an absolute monarch ... absolute monarchy stands , and from which it erects itself to an height , that its power is above every power : ...
... absolute dominion of any monarch which hath been since the creation, p. 13. Dominion of life and death, making war, and concluding peace, p. 13. Adam and the patriarchs had absolute power of life and death, p. 35. Kings, in the right of ...
... monarch of the world , an absolute monarch in habit , but not in act , will serve the turn , I should not much envy it to any of sir Robert's friends , that he thought fit graciously to bestow it upon ; though even this of act and habit ...
... absolute a monarch as he was , could not make bold with a lark or rabbit to satisfy his hunger , and had the herbs but in common with the beasts , as is plain from Gen. i . 2 , 9 , and 30. In the next place , it is manifest that in this ...
... monarch Adam , and the monarchs his heirs and successors . To conclude , this text is so far from proving Adam sole ... absolute monarchies of the world , and see what becomes of the conveniencies of life , and the multitudes of people ...
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