Locke: Two Treatises of Government - Two Treatises of Government

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.

List 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.

About the author

John Locke was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "father of liberalism".

Summary

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

• Authors: John Locke
• Assisted by: Peter Laslett (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.11.1967
• EAN: 9780521069038
• ISBN: 978-0-521-06903-8
• No. of pages: 548
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)