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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... father hath, no inferior power of man can limit, nor shake any law of prescription against them.” Obs. I58. “ The Scripture teaches that supreme power was originally in the father, without any limitation.” Obs. 245. whenever it came in ...
... father and mother;” but our author contents himself with half, leaves out “thy mother” quite, as little serviceable ... fathers, and of kings, for he makes them both the same, p. 24, would make a very odd and frightful figure, and very ...
... father of a family governs by no other law than by his own will, p. 78. The superiority of princes is above laws, p ... father, king, and lord over his family; a son, a subject, and a servant or slave, were one and the same thing at ...
... father, O. p. 223. It was God's ordinance that the supremacy should be unlimited in Adam, and as large as all the acts of his will; and as in him, so in all others that have supreme power,” O. p. 245. § 9. I have been fain to trouble my ...
... father; as if all power were originally in the father.” And why may I not add as well, that in the decalogue the law that enjoins obedience to queens, is delivered in the terms of “Honour thy mother,” as if all power were originally in ...
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