Political Writings
A reprint of the Penguin/Mentor edition of 1993.
John Lockes Second Treatise of Government (c. 1681) is perhaps the key founding liberal text. A Letter Concerning Toleration, written in 1685 (a year when a Catholic monarch came to the throne of England and Louis XVI unleashed a reign of terror against Protestants in France), is a classic defense of religious freedom. Yet many of Lockes other writingsnot least the Constitutions of Carolina, which he helped draftare almost defiantly anti-liberal in outlook.
This comprehensive collection brings together the main published works (excluding polemical attacks on other peoples views) with the most important surviving evidence from among Lockes papers relating to his political philosophy. David Woottons wide-ranging and scholarly Introduction sets the writings in the context of their time, examines Lockes developing ideas and unorthodox Christianity, and analyzes his main arguments. The result is the first fully rounded picture of Lockes political thought in his own words.
A reprint of the Penguin/Mentor edition of 1993.
John Lockes Second Treatise of Government (c. 1681) is perhaps the key founding liberal text. A Letter Concerning Toleration, written in 1685 (a year when a Catholic monarch came to the throne of England and Louis XVI unleashed a reign of terror against Protestants in France), is a classic defense of religious freedom. Yet many of Lockes other writingsnot least the Constitutions of Carolina, which he helped draftare almost defiantly anti-liberal in outlook.
This comprehensive collection brings together the main published works (excluding polemical attacks on other peoples views) with the most important surviving evidence from among Lockes papers relating to his political philosophy. David Woottons wide-ranging and scholarly Introduction sets the writings in the context of their time, examines Lockes developing ideas and unorthodox Christianity, and analyzes his main arguments. The result is the first fully rounded picture of Lockes political thought in his own words.
A reprint of the Penguin/Mentor edition of 1993.
John Lockes Second Treatise of Government (c. 1681) is perhaps the key founding liberal text. A Letter Concerning Toleration, written in 1685 (a year when a Catholic monarch came to the throne of England and Louis XVI unleashed a reign of terror against Protestants in France), is a classic defense of religious freedom. Yet many of Lockes other writingsnot least the Constitutions of Carolina, which he helped draftare almost defiantly anti-liberal in outlook.
This comprehensive collection brings together the main published works (excluding polemical attacks on other peoples views) with the most important surviving evidence from among Lockes papers relating to his political philosophy. David Woottons wide-ranging and scholarly Introduction sets the writings in the context of their time, examines Lockes developing ideas and unorthodox Christianity, and analyzes his main arguments. The result is the first fully rounded picture of Lockes political thought in his own words.