Locke on Toleration
Part of Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy
- Editor: Richard Vernon, University of Western Ontario
- Date Published: August 2010
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521139694
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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.
Read more- Contains key extracts from the long debate over religious toleration, focussing on the full development of Locke's reasoning on the subject
- Features a new, up-to-date translation of a key text
- Introduction provides a contextual basis for the work, providing students with knowledge of the current scholarly debates within this area
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- Date Published: August 2010
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521139694
- length: 224 pages
- dimensions: 228 x 153 x 10 mm
- weight: 0.37kg
- availability: Available
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.Instructors have used or reviewed this title for the following courses
- Foundations of Early Modern Philosophy
- Philosophy Seminar
- Religion, Violence, and Ethics
- Religious Pluralism
- Seminar in Political Philosophy: Liberal Politics and Religion
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