John Locke's Liberalism

by Grant, Ruth Weissbourd

• ISBN13: 9780226306087
• ISBN10: 0226306089
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1991-08-01
• Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr

Summary

In this work, Ruth W. Grant presents a new approach to John Locke's familiar works. Taking the unusual step of relating Locke's Two Treatises to his Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Grant establishes the unity and coherence of Locke's political arguments. She analyzes the Two Treatises as a systematic demonstration of liberal principles of right and power and grounds it in the epistemology set forth in the Essay.

Author Biography

Ruth W. Grant is assistant professor of political science at Duke University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The Possibility of Political Theory

Introduction

Two Kinds of Understanding

The Essayand the Two Treatises

The Application and the Foundation of Moral Knowledge

Moral Knowledge and Moral Freedom

Conclusion: Reason and Politics

Legitimate and Illegitimate Power: The Normative Theory

The Requirements of Political Theory

Legitimate and Illegitimate Power: The First Treatise

Legitimate and Illegitimate Power: The Second Treatise

Legitimate and Illegitimate Power: Practical Tests of the Normative Theory

Introduction

Obligation Resistance

Reason and Politics Reconsidered

Introduction Government as Judge Reason, Freedom, Will

Conclusion: Locke and Liberal Theory

Bibliography

Index

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