Two Treatises of Government - Softcover

Locke, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1438510543 ISBN 13: 9781438510545

Publisher: Book Jungle, 2009

Synopsis

John Locke (29 August 1632 - 28 October 1704) was an English philosopher. Locke is considered the first of the British Empiricists, but is equally important to social contract theory. His ideas had enormous influence on the development of epistemology and political philosophy, and he is widely regarded as one of the most influential Enlightenment thinkers, classical republicans, and contributors to liberal theory.

About this title

Book Description:

Originally published in 1960, this analysis of all of Locke's publications quickly became established as the standard edition of the Treatises as well as a work of political theory in its own right.

From the Back Cover:

John Locke laid the groundwork of modern liberalism. He argued that political societies exist to defend the lives, liberties, and properties of their citizens, and that no government has any authority except by the consent of the people. When rulers become tyrants and act against the common good, then the people have a right of revolution against them. Writing against the backdrop of Charles II's savage purge of the Whig movement, Locke set out to attack monarchical absolutism and demolished the intellectual fabric of the divine right of rulers.

About this edition

• Publisher: Book Jungle
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1438510543
• ISBN 13: 9781438510545
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 148