John Locke's Liberalism - Softcover

Grant, Ruth W. W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0226306089 ISBN 13: 9780226306087

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1991

Synopsis

In this work, Ruth W. Grant presents a new approach to John Locke's familiar works. Taking the unusual step of relating Locke's Two Treatises to his Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Grant establishes the unity and coherence of Locke's political arguments. She analyzes the Two Treatises as a systematic demonstration of liberal principles of right and power and grounds it in the epistemology set forth in the Essay.

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About the Author

Ruth W. Grant is professor of political science and philosophy and senior fellow in the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University. She is the author of John Locke's Liberalism and Hypocrisy and Integrity: Machiavelli, Rousseau and the Ethics of Politics, the latter of which received the best book award from the North American Society for Political Philosophy in 1997. She is also the editor of Naming Evil, Judging Evil and In Search of Goodness.

From the Back Cover

In John Locke's Liberalism, Ruth W. Grant takes issue with prevailing contemporary interpretations of John Locke's political thought. Taking the unusual step of relating Locke's Two Treatises to his Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Grant establishes the unity and coherence of Locke's political arguments.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0226306089
• ISBN 13: 9780226306087
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 230