Locke's Two Treatises of Government (Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 17) - Hardcover

Ashcraft, Richard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415555523 ISBN 13: 9780415555524

Publisher: Routledge, 2009

Synopsis

This volume guides the reader through a detailed examination of the text to an understanding of Locke’s political ideas in relation to his writings on philosophy, education, religion and economics and the influence these ideas had upon eighteenth-century political theorists. The author shows how Locke carefully constructed his political perspective as a defence of the principles of natural rights, constitutional government and popular resistance. He offers an original interpretation of the Two Treatises…, emphasizing the specific ways in which Locke’s political purposes in writing the work influence his discussion of such concepts as the state of nature, property, consent and tyranny. The author discusses the historical and biographical context of the work and demonstrates how eighteenth century political thinkers developed or rejected aspects of Locke’s political theory and summarizes important recent studies of Locke’s work.

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Richard Ashcraft

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415555523
• ISBN 13: 9780415555524
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 332