Starting with Locke
1st Edition
Published on 27. January 2011
172 pages
978-1-4411-8916-5 (ISBN)
Description
John Locke is widely regarded as one of the foundational thinkers of modern western society. His contributions to a huge range of philosophical debates are as important and influential now as they were in the seventeenth century.
Covering all the key concepts of his work, Starting with Locke provides an accessible introduction to the ideas of this hugely significant thinker. Clearly structured according to Locke's central ideas, the book leads the reader through a thorough overview of the development of his thought. Offering comprehensive coverage of the historical events and philosophical issues at play during this period, the book explores his understanding of faith and his contributions to political philosophy in his theories of natural law, natural rights and the right to rebellion. Crucially the book introduces the major historical and philosophical events that proved influential in the development of Locke's thought, including the violent social conflicts of late seventeenth-century England to which his political theory was primarily responding.
Covering all the key concepts of his work, Starting with Locke provides an accessible introduction to the ideas of this hugely significant thinker. Clearly structured according to Locke's central ideas, the book leads the reader through a thorough overview of the development of his thought. Offering comprehensive coverage of the historical events and philosophical issues at play during this period, the book explores his understanding of faith and his contributions to political philosophy in his theories of natural law, natural rights and the right to rebellion. Crucially the book introduces the major historical and philosophical events that proved influential in the development of Locke's thought, including the violent social conflicts of late seventeenth-century England to which his political theory was primarily responding.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
ISBN-13
978-1-4411-8916-5 (9781441189165)
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Greg Forster
Starting with Locke
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01/2011
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
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Greg Forster
Starting with Locke
Book
01/2011
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
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Greg Forster is program director for American History, economics and religion at the Kern Family Foundation in Waukesha, USA. His previous publications include John Locke's Politics of Moral Consensus (CUP, 2005) and The Contested Public Square (InterVarsity Academic, 2008).
Content
Introduction \ 1. Locke's Times \ 2. Locke's Worldview \ 3. Locke's Reasonable Faith \ 4. Locke's Natural Law \ 5. Locke's Natural Rights \ 6. Locke's Rebellion \ Conclusion \ Bibliography \ Index.
