The Mind of John Locke: A Study of Political Theory in its Intellectual Setting

ISBN-13: 9780521356039 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 452 str.

Ian Harris (University of Leicester)

Opis

John Locke (1632SH1704) is a central figure in the history of liberal doctrine. His mind spanned questions concerning Christian worship, ethics, political economy, medicine, human understanding, revealed theology, and education. The effect of this study is both to show how the character of his wider concerns informed The Two Treatises of Government and to indicate how his political theory, in its turn, contributed to the further development of his vision. The book therefore offers the first fully integrated study of the mind of John Locke.

Recenzje

'… [an] argument of unusual comprehensiveness, power and sophistication … The Mind of John Locke makes a powerful case for the validity of Harris's chosen approach.' Locke Newsletter

Spis treści

Preface; Preface to the revised edition; Acknowledgements; A note on citations; Introduction; Prelude; 1. Order and its values; Part I. A Developing Mind and Locke's Early Politics; 2. The problem of church and state; 3. Exploring natural law; 4 Toleration, church and state; 5. A philosophical position and its political origins; Part II. Church and State: 6. From 'An essay concerning Toleration' to the Epistola de Tolerantia; 7. The mind of Locke and Two Treatises of Government; Part III: Some Intellectual Consequences of Locke's Political Theory: 8. On natural law and its obligation; 9. Theology and conduct in Some Thoughts Concerning Education; 10. Reinterpreting Christianity; Conclusion.