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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... unto him in the tables of his laws, p. 92. In a monarchy, the king must by necessity be above the laws, p. 100. A perfect kingdom is that, wherein the king rules all things, according to his own will, p. 100. Neither common nor statute ...
... unto them , Be fruitful and multiply , and replenish the earth and subdue it , and have dominion over the fish of the sea , and over the fowl of the air , and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth , " Gen. i . 28 ; from ...
... unto them , have dominion . God says unto Adam and Eve , have dominion ; thereby , says our author , “ Adam was monarch of the world : " but the grant being to them , i . e . spoken to Eve also , as many interpreters think with reason ...
... unto them , i . e . as our author would have it , unto him : for , saith he , although the sons are there mentioned with Noah in the blessing , yet it may best be understood , with a subordination or benediction in succession , " O. 211 ...
... unto the ground , for out of it wast thou taken ; for dust thou art , and unto dust shalt thou return , " ver . 19. It will perhaps be answered again in favour of our author, that these words are First Treatise 31.
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