| Description |
1 online resource (x, 241 pages) |
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Acknowledgments; Notes Regarding the Texts; Introduction; 1. The Condition of Man without Government; The Law of Nature; Inconveniences of the State of Nature; The Rule of Reason; 2. The Rule of Law; Individual Consent and Majority Rule; The Principle of Majority Rule; The Limits of Consent and Compulsion; The Meaning and Limits of the Rule of Law; 3. Prerogative and the Limitsof Legislative Supremacy; The Need for Prerogative; Redefining Prerogative; Beyond Political Society; Beyond Obligation, Consent, and the Social Compact; Prerogative and Absolute Monarchy |
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Judging the Exercise of Prerogative4. Resistance, Revolution, and the Limits of Politics; Resistance and the Right of Self-Preservation; Locke's Doctrine of Revolution; Diffi culties Regarding Revolution; Heaven and a Stable Commonwealth; 5. The Lockean Commonwealth; An Outlook, Not a Constitution; Th e People and Popular Philosophy; 6. Justifying Secular Politics; Locke and Religious Toleration; Justifying the Commonwealth; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Locke, John, 1632-1704. Two treatises of government.
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| SUBJECT |
Two treatises of government (Locke, John) fast |
| Subject |
Political science.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
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Political science
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2008051868 |
| ISBN |
9781438427942 |
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1438427948 |
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