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In philosophical, political, religious and educational thought the
philospopher John Locke (1632-1704), inspired the leading minds of
both Europe and America. He argued against Descartes and Spinoza's
exaggerated rationalism, waking up philosophy to a new empiricism.
His ideas formed the moral basis for the ideas of Voltaire,
Montesquieu and the French Encyclopedistes, and in America greatly
influenced Jonathan Edwards and Thomas Jefferson. This set contains
all the famous philosophical works, plus a life of the author. All
correspondence is placed together, and the non-correspondence items
are positioned to follow the relevant works. It contains works on
economics, and gardening, as well as A History of Navigation.
The Second Treatise is one of the most important political
treatises ever written and one of the most far-reaching in its
influence. In his provocative 15-page introduction to this edition,
the late eminent political theorist C. B. Macpherson examines
Locke's arguments for limited, conditional government, private
property, and right of revolution and suggests reasons for the
appeal of these arguments in Locke's time and since.
Includes generous selections from the Essay, topically arranged
passages from the replies to Stillingfleet, a chronology, a
bibliography, a glossary, and an index based on the entries that
Locke himself devised.
Notes and Introduction by Mark G. Spencer, Brock University,
Ontario John Locke (1632-1704) was perhaps the most influential
English writer of his time. His Essay concerning Human
Understanding (1690) and Two Treatises of Government (1690) weighed
heavily on the history of ideas in the eighteenth century, and
Locke's works are often ? rightly ? presented as foundations of the
Age of Enlightenment. Both the Essay and the Second Treatise (by
far the more influential of the Two Treatises) were widely read by
Locke's contemporaries and near contemporaries. His
eighteenth-century readers included philosophers, historians and
political theorists, but also community and political leaders,
engaged laypersons, and others eager to participate in the
expanding print culture of the era. His epistemological message
that the mind at birth was a blank slate, waiting to be filled,
complemented his political message that human beings were free and
equal and had the right to create and direct the governments under
which they lived. Today, Locke continues to be an accessible
author. He provides food for thought to university professors and
their students, but has no less to offer the general reader who is
eager to enjoy the classics of world literature.
John Locke (1632 1704) is widely regarded as one of the most
influential of the Enlightenment philosophers. This volume, edited
by J. W. Adamson and published as a second edition in 1922,
contains two of John Locke's essays concerning education; Some
Thoughts Concerning Education (1693) and Of the Conduct of the
Understanding (1706). Some Thoughts Concerning Education expands on
Locke's pioneering theory of mind by explaining how to educate a
child using three complementary methods: the development of a
healthy body; the formation of a virtuous mind; and the pursuit of
an academic curriculum including the emerging sciences, mathematics
and languages. Of the Conduct of the Understanding continues the
theme of the earlier essay by describing how to develop rational
thought. For over a century after the publication of these essays,
John Locke's views on education were considered authoritative, and
his work was translated into almost all major European languages.
This book brings together a comprehensive collection of the writings of one of the greatest philosophers in the Western tradition. Along with five of John Locke's major essays, seventy shorter essays are included that stand outside the canonical works that Locke published during his lifetime. For the first time students will be able to fully explore the evolution of Locke's ideas concerning the philosophical foundations of morality and sociability, the boundary of church and state, the shaping of constitutions, and the conduct of government and public policy.
This is the revised version of Peter Laslett's acclaimed edition of
Two Treatises of Government, which is widely recognised as one of
the classic pieces of recent scholarship in the history of ideas,
read and used by students of political theory throughout the world.
This 1988 edition revises Dr Laslett's second edition (1970) and
includes an updated bibliography, a guide to further reading and a
fully reset and revised introduction which surveys advances in
Locke scholarship since publication of the second edition. In the
introduction, Dr Laslett shows that the Two Treatises were not a
rationalisation of the events of 1688 but rather a call for a
revolution yet to come.
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.
This is a new revised version of Dr. Laslett's standard edition of Two Treatises. First published in 1960, and based on an analysis of the whole body of Locke's publications, writings, and papers. The Introduction and text have been revised to incorporate references to recent scholarship since the second edition and the bibliography has been updated.
In The Second Treatise of Government, John Locke answered two objectives: to refute the concept of the monarchy's divine right and to establish a theory reconciling civil liberties with political order. His Letter Concerning Toleration rests on the same basic principles as his political theory; Locke's main argument for toleration is a corollary of his theory of the nature of civil society. The basis of social and political philosophy for generations, these works laid the foundation of the modern democratic state in England and abroad. Their enduring importance makes them essential reading for students of philosophy, history, and political science. Unabridged republication of a standard edition.
A new and manageable edition of Locke has been badly needed.
Professor Ramsey's judicious editing of these important texts fills
the need and greatly enhances the value of the texts for the modern
reader. Included are "The Reasonablesness of Christianity
, "A Discourse on Miracles
, "A Further Note on Miracles
, and some passages from "A Third letter concerning
Toleration
. Each work is prefaced by an introduction, giving the
background of its writing and indicating its contemporary
significance.
John Locke's subtle and influential defense of religious toleration
as argued in his seminal Letter Concerning Toleration (1685)
appears in this edition as introduced by one of our most
distinguished political theorists and historians of political
thought. James H. Tully is the Distinguished Professor of Political
Science, Law, Indigenous Governance and Philosophy at the
University of Victoria.
Peter Laslett's edition of Locke's "Two Treatises of Government" is
widely recognised as one of the classic pieces of recent
scholarship in the history of ideas, and has been read and used by
students of politcal theory throughout the world. Dr. Laslett
demonstrated that the version usually cited was in no way a
representation of that 'text for posterity' Locke left behind, and
exhaustive analysis of Lock's private papers and personal library
caused Dr. Laslett radically to alter the received notion that the
"Two Treatises" were in any sense a rationalization of the events
of 1688: Locke's texts were rather a call for a revolution yet to
come.
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condition is that if you do, someone will die. The twist is, that
person has killed before. Would you take the money? When he's not
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John Locke's Second Treatise of Government' (c1681) 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 defence of religious freedom.
Yet many of Locke's other writings -- not least the Constitutions
of Carolina', which he helped draft -- are almost defiantly
anti-liberal in outlook. This comprehensive collection brings
together the main published works (excluding polemical attacks on
other people's views) with the most important surviving evidence
from among Locke's papers relating to his political philosophy.
David Wootton's wide-ranging and scholarly Introduction sets the
writings in the context of their time, examines Locke's developing
ideas and unorthodox Christianity, and analyses his main arguments.
The result is the first fully rounded picture of Locke's political
thought in his own words.
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Vegas Moon (Paperback)
John Locke
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In order to save his own life, Donovan Creed signs on as bodyguard
to the most famous gambler in Las Vegas history, Jim "Lucky"
Peters. Lucky, worth millions, has hit a losing streak and must
raise a lot of cash in a short period of time from some of the
world's creepiest people. It doesn't take long for Creed to learn
that the person who holds the key to his survival is none other
than Lucky's smokin' hot wife, Gwen, who has secrets of her own.
Preliminary reviewers term Vegas Moon "Hilarious " "Uproarious "
"Funniest book in the series " With Vegas Moon, "Locke hasn't just
hit a home run, he's hit it over the fence, out of the park, and
into the comedy hall of fame "
Dorus Noel spent years in the Far East, and had the torture scars
to prove it. Now he was back in NYC, working undercover in
Manhattan's Chinatown, confronting the most insidious crimes and
criminals imaginable. Burks' Chinatown is a society of strange
alliances, a place of dark menace and mystery, an urban nightmare
of secret passageways riddling the district like rabbit warrens, a
new world under the shadow of China's past. Collected for the first
time are all 11 Dorus Noel stories from the pulp, All Detective
Magazine (1933-34). Also included is extensive new information on
All Detective and the fascinating career of pulp-writer Arthur J.
Burks.
Ever since humankind raised its head toward the heavens in search
of universal understanding and spiritual fulfilment, wars, pogroms,
persecution, prejudice, and contempt have been the means of
resolving the many and varied disagreements that have arisen over
matters religious. In his Letter Concerning Toleration, Locke
offers a compelling plea for freedom of conscience and religious
expression. He outlines the limits of social and political
incursion into the realm of personal belief or non-belief,
discusses the dangers of mixing church and state, and strikes hard
at those who would use the power of the state to fulfil religious
or political goals.Rational persuasion is always to be encouraged
in the hope that wayward souls may find a moral direction in life,
but the use of force in such matters is unwarranted and
unacceptable. Locke also addresses the question of denominational
infighting and relations among the major religions. Talk of heresy
and schism should be set aside in favour of understanding and
co-operation to achieve mutually desirable social ends.
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