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Description:The historical importance of Two Treatises of Government cannot be overestimated. It is the work in which John Locke launched his historic attack against autocratic monarchy--arguing that earthly rulers derive their rights not from God, but from contracts made by men, and that the people have a right to rebel against a ruler who betrays that contract. Locke here sets forth his ideas on natural law, on the freedom and equality of all men, ideas which deeply affected the American Founding Fathers, especially Thomas Jefferson. The doctrine of property he develops has been both an essential precedent and an important target for the Marxist critique of bourgeois society.Laslett's definitive edition shows Locke's work to have been a much more radical document than has generally been assumed. Moreover, careful scholarly attention to the history of its publication places the writing of the treatises ten years earlier than had been believed, thereby dating it before the revolution of 1688. Thus, there is striking evidence that Locke's attack on the divine right of kings was a call for what became the Glorious Revolution rather than a plea in its defense.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Two Treatises of Government {A Critical Edition with an Introduction and Apparatus Criticus}. To get started finding Two Treatises of Government {A Critical Edition with an Introduction and Apparatus Criticus}, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The historical importance of Two Treatises of Government cannot be overestimated. It is the work in which John Locke launched his historic attack against autocratic monarchy--arguing that earthly rulers derive their rights not from God, but from contracts made by men, and that the people have a right to rebel against a ruler who betrays that contract. Locke here sets forth his ideas on natural law, on the freedom and equality of all men, ideas which deeply affected the American Founding Fathers, especially Thomas Jefferson. The doctrine of property he develops has been both an essential precedent and an important target for the Marxist critique of bourgeois society.Laslett's definitive edition shows Locke's work to have been a much more radical document than has generally been assumed. Moreover, careful scholarly attention to the history of its publication places the writing of the treatises ten years earlier than had been believed, thereby dating it before the revolution of 1688. Thus, there is striking evidence that Locke's attack on the divine right of kings was a call for what became the Glorious Revolution rather than a plea in its defense.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Two Treatises of Government {A Critical Edition with an Introduction and Apparatus Criticus}. To get started finding Two Treatises of Government {A Critical Edition with an Introduction and Apparatus Criticus}, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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