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The Lockean Theory of Rights (Studies in Moral, Political, & Legal Philosophy): 45 - Softcover

Book 4 of 9: Studies in Moral, Political, and Legal Philosophy

Simmons, A. John

 
9780691037813: The Lockean Theory of Rights (Studies in Moral, Political, & Legal Philosophy): 45
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0691037817 ISBN 13: 9780691037813
Publisher: Princeton University Press, 1994

Synopsis

John Locke's political theory has been the subject of many detailed treatments by philosophers and political scientists. But The Lockean Theory of Rights is the first systematic, full-length study of Locke's theory of rights and of its potential for making genuine contributions to contemporary debates about rights and their place in political philosophy. Given that the rights of persons are the central moral concept at work in Locke's and Lockean political philosophy, such a study is long overdue.

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About the Author

A. John Simmons is Professor of Philosophy at University of Virginia.

From the Back Cover

"A detailed and comprehensive presentation of Lockean theory as a contribution to modern debates about rights, property, justice, government, and consent. It will be as indispensable to participants in these debates as it will to be those who are interested in the work of John Locke."--Jeremy Waldron, University of California, Berkeley

"[This book] is by far the most careful and balanced treatment of this central issue and will be of great value not only to philosophers but also to historians of ideas."--John Dunn, Cambridge University

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Publisher
Princeton University Press
Publication date
1994
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0691037817
ISBN 13 
9780691037813
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
400