Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Locke on Government
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Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Locke on Government by David Lloyd Thomas
John Locke is one of the most important figures in the history of political thought. His Second Treatise on Government was one of the most 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 strikingly relevant today. Locke on Government introduces and assesses: * Locke's life and the background to the Second Treatise on Government *The text and ideas of the Second Treatise *The continuing importance of Locke's work to philosophy For student's coming to Locke for the first time, Locke on Government will be an invaluable guide to his political thought.'Lloyd Thomas provides an exemplary model of how students should go about this sort of work with a text to handHe shows how to read a text both scrupulously and open-mindedly.' - Mind
D.A.Lloyd Thomas is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at King's College London. He is the author of In Defence of Liberalism (1988).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415095334 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415095336 |
| Title | Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Locke on Government |
| Author | David Lloyd Thomas |
| Series | Routledge Philosophy Guidebooks |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 1995-10-19 |
| Number of pages | 154 |
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