God, Locke, and Equality Christian Foundations in Locke''s Political Thought

Informationen zum Autor Jeremy Waldron is one of the world's leading philosophers of law, whose Seeley Lectures were published by Cambridge as The Dignity of Legislation in 1999. Klappentext A concise study from one of the leading political philosophers of our time. Zusammenfassung This concise study from a senior political philosopher looks at the principle of equality in the thought of John Locke. Throughout the text Jeremy Waldron discusses contemporary approaches to equality and rival interpretations of Locke! and this gives the whole an unusual degree of accessibility and intellectual excitement. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Citations and abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Adam and Eve; 3. Species and the shape of equality; 4. 'The democratic intellect'; 5. Kings, fathers, voters, subjects and crooks; 6. 'Disproportionate and unequal possession'; 7. 'By our Saviour's interpretation'; 8. Tolerating atheists?; Bibliography; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jeremy (Columbia University Waldron, Jeremy Waldron, Waldron Jeremy
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 14.11.2002
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Teorie politiche e storia delle idee; Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazi
• EAN: 9780521890571
• ISBN: 978-0-521-89057-1
• Numero di pagine: 276
• Categorie: History of Ideas; POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory; HISTORY / Social History; Political science & theory; Political science and theory