"Two Treatises of Government"

Two of Locke's most mature and influential political writings and three brilliant interpretive essays have been combined here in one volume. Among the most influential writings in the history of Western political thought, John Locke's "Two Treatises of Government" and "A Letter Concerning Toleration" remain vital to political debates more than three centuries after they were written. The complete texts are accompanied by interpretive essays by three prominent Locke scholars. Ian Shapiro's introduction places Locke's political writings in historical and biographical context. John Dunn explores both the intellectual context in which Locke wrote the "Two Treatises of Government" and "A Letter Concerning Toleration" and the major interpretive controversies surrounding their meaning. Ruth Grant offers a comprehensive discussion of Locke's views on women and the family, and Shapiro contributes an essay on the democratic elements of Locke's political theory. Taken together, the texts and essays in this volume offer insights into the history of ideas and the enduring influence of Locke's political thought.

ISBN 0300100183   Part volume AND "A Letter Concerning Toleration" ISBN13 9780300100181 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Yale University Press   Weight (grammes) 434 Imprint Yale University Press   Published in New Haven Format Paperback   Series title Rethinking the Western Tradition S. Publication date 12 Dec 2003   Height (mm) 211 Library of Congress BR1610   Width (mm) 142 DEWEY 320.01   Spine width (mm) 25 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly Pages 416

		Introduction: Reading Locke Today by Ian Shapiro
		Note on the Texts
		Two Treatises of Government		1
		The First Treatise: The False Principles and Foundation of Sir Robert Filmer		7
		The Second Treatise: An Essay Concerning the True Original, Extent, and End of Civil Government		100
		A Letter Concerning Toleration		211
		Measuring Locke's Shadow by John Dunn		257
		John Locke on Women and the Family by Ruth W. Grant		286
		John Locke's Democratic Theory by Ian Shapiro		309
		Index		341

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