John Locke
Published on 15. July 2009
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-0-8264-2981-0 (ISBN)
Description
This is the second volume in the "Major Conservative and Libertarian Thinkers". "Major Conservative and Libertarian Thinkers" provides comprehensive accounts of the works of seminal conservative thinkers from a variety of periods, disciplines and traditions - the first series of its kind. Even the selection of thinkers adds another aspect to conservative thinking, including not only theorists but also thinkers in literary forms and those who are also practitioners. The series comprises twenty volumes, each including an intellectual biography, historical context, critical exposition of the thinker's work, reception and influence, contemporary relevance, bibliography including references to electronic resources and an index.
Reviews / Votes
"The volumes in this timely series comprise the most comprehensive body of material on conservative and libertarian thought yet published in a single project devoted to the subject. The series will prove an indispensable tool not only for those concerned with the history of political thought but also for those who confront the challenging task of constructing a viable contemporary conservative identity. Professor Meadowcroft had a difficult editorial task, to which he has responded with a judicious choice of thinkers and topics." --Noel O'Sullivan, Professor of Political Philosophy, the University of Hull, UK. John Locke is without a question the book I would put in the hands of anyone looking for an overview of Locke's political philosophy, especially someone looking for an overview of that shows how and why Locke is indeed a proto-libertarian or proto-Objectivist rights theorist. - Reason Papers, Fall 2010More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
365 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8264-2981-0 (9780826429810)
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Person
Eric Mack is Professor of Philosophy at Tulane University, USA, and the author of numerous articles in scholarly journals on libertarian philosophy. Dr Meadowcroft is Lecturer in Public Policy at King's College London and the author of The Ethics of the Market (Palgrave, 2005) and co-author of Rescuing Social Capital from Social Democracy (Institute of Economic Affairs, 2007).
Content
Series Introduction; Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I: Intellectual Biography; Chapter 1. The Historical and Ideological Context of Locke's Political Philosophy; Part II: Critical Exposition; Chapter 2. Natural Freedom, Natural Law, and Natural Rights; Chapter 3. More State of Nature Rights; Chapter 4. From the State of Nature to the State; Chapter 5. Conquest, Resistance, and Dissolution; Chapter 6. Locke on Toleration; Part III: Reception and Contemporary Relevance; Chapter 7. The Reception and Philosophical Legacy of Locke's Political Philosophy; 1. The Reception of Locke's Political Thought; 2. Individualism and Rights; 3. The Role and Character of Rights; 4. Property Rights and Prosperity; 5. Consent and State Legitimacy; Bibliography; Index.