Locke on Toleration

by Edited by Richard Vernon

• ISBN13: 9780521139694
• ISBN10: 0521139694
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780511849152
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-09-27
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Summary

John Locke's Letter Concerning Toleration (1689) is one of the most widely-read texts in the political theory of toleration, and a key text for the liberal tradition. However, Locke also defended toleration more extensively in three subsequent Letters, which he wrote in response to criticism by an Anglican cleric, Jonas Proast. This edition, which includes a new translation of the original Letter, by Michael Silverthorne, enables readers to assess John Locke's theory of toleration by studying both his classic work and essential extracts from the later Letters. An introduction by Richard Vernon sets Locke's theory in its historical context and examines the key questions for contemporary political theorists which arise from this major work in the history of political thought.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chronology

Further reading

Note on the texts and translation

Locke: A Letter Concerning Toleration

Locke: Second Treatise on Government (excerpt)

Locke: Essay Concerning Human Understanding (excerpt)

Proast: The Argument of the Letter Concerning Toleration, Briefly Considered and Answered

Locke: A Second Letter Concerning Toleration (excerpts)

Proast: A Third Letter Concerning Toleration (excerpts)

Locke: A Third Letter for Toleration (excerpts)

Proast: A Second Letter to the Author of the Three Letters for Toleration (excerpt)

Locke: A Fourth Letter for Toleration (excerpts)

Index

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