Richard Ashcraft

Locke's Two Treatises of Government

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume guides the reader through a detailed examination of the text to an understanding of Locke's political ideas in relation to his writings on philosophy, education, religion and economics and the influence these ideas had upon eighteenth-century political theorists. The author shows how Locke carefully constructed his political perspective as a defence of the principles of natural rights, constitutional government and popular resistance. He offers an original interpretation of the Two Treatises..., emphasizing the specific ways in which Locke's political purposes in writing the work influence his discussion of such concepts as the state of nature, property, consent and tyranny.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 332
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 644g
• ISBN-13: 9780415555524
• ISBN-10: 0415555523
• Artikelnr.: 28026901

Autorenporträt

Richard Ashcraft

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Development of Locke's Political Theory 2. The Foundations of
Lockean Political Theory 3. Natural Law, Reason and Hermaneutics 4.
Property and Political Power 5. Natural Equality and Common Good 6. The
Virtues of Commerce 7. The Structure of Constitutional Government 8.
Resistance to Tyranny 9. The Coherence of Locke's Thought 10. Locke and the
Tensions of Liberalism Appendix: The Composition of Structure of the Two
Treatises of Government. A Criticall Note on Locke Scholarship.
Bibliography. Index.