Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Locke on Government

ISBN-13: 9780415095334 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 154 str.

D A Lloyd Thomas

Opis

John Locke is one of the important figures in the history of political thought. His Second Treatise on Government was one of the significant political statements of its time and provides the foundations of liberal political thought. His views on the social contract, political obligation, rebellion, revolution and property remain relevant. Topics discussed include: Locke's life and the background to the Second Treatise on Government; the text and ideas of the Second Treatise; and the continuing importance of Locke's work to philosophy.

Recenzje

'Lloyd Thomas provides an exemplary model of how students should go about this sort of work with a text to hand. He shows how to read a text both scrupulously and open-mindedly.' - Mind

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Social contract and the state; Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Rebellion; Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Property; Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Epilogue: Locke's legacy Notes Bibliography Index;

O autorze

D.A.Lloyd Thomas is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at King's College London. He is the author of In Defence of Liberalism (1988).