Locke: Two Treatises of Government

by John Locke, Peter Laslett (Editor)

Overview

Originally published in 1960, this analysis of all of Locke's publications quickly became established as the standard edition of the Treatises as well as a work of political theory in its own right.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521069038
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	11/02/1967
Edition description:	Annotated
Pages:	548
Product dimensions:	5.59(w) x 8.70(h) x 1.42(d)

About the Author

One of the most famous English philosophers of the 17th century, John Locke, was also a physician and a political theorist. Locke believed that individuals are born with natural rights and is one of the founders of the liberal political philosophy. John Locke is best known for his book, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, which contains his theory of ideas. His other popular works of writing include A Letter Concerning Toleration and Two Treatises of Government.

Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. The book; 2. Locke the man and Locke the writer; 3. Two Treatises of Government and the Revolution of 1688; 4. Locke and Hobbes; 5. The social and political theory of Two Treatise of Government; Appendices; Editorial note; Preface; Bibliography; Index.