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The Empire of Habit - John Locke, Discipline, and the Origins of Liberalism (Hardcover)
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The Empire of Habit - John Locke, Discipline, and the Origins of Liberalism (Hardcover)
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The Empire of Habit critiques the traditional interpretation of
Locke's political thought, revealing that the foundation of Lockean
liberalism is not natural law but discipline and habit. John
Locke's political thought provides much of the theoretical
underpinning for our own liberal democracy. According to Locke's
liberalism, the rights and freedoms of civil society are grounded
in natural law, which is known andobserved by all citizens. In this
volume, John Baltes challenges this interpretation of Locke.
Examining Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding and Some
Thoughts Concerning Education, Baltes reveals aLocke who is in
conflict with the natural-law philosopher found in his famous Two
Treatises of Government. In his works on epistemology and
education, Locke describes morality as a construct and human nature
as malleable. Drawing on Foucault's concept of discipline, Baltes
reconsiders Locke's liberalism and shows that it requires citizens
governed not by natural law but habit, that is, subjects who are
constructed by carefully controlled space and visibility and
regulated in their conduct to become capable of self-government.
The Empire of Habit thus offers not only a new reading of one of
the most important political philosophers of the Western tradition
but also newinsight into our own political liberalism. John Baltes
is an independent scholar of political theory.
General
Imprint: |
University of Rochester Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
June 2016 |
First published: |
2016 |
Authors: |
John Baltes
(Author)
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
168 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-58046-561-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
Political science & theory
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LSN: |
1-58046-561-7 |
Barcode: |
9781580465618 |
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