Hobbes, Locke, and confusion's masterpiece : an examination of seventeenth-century political philosophy / Ross Harrison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harrison, Ross.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679.

Locke, John, 1632-1704.

Political science--History--17th century.

Political science.

History.

Physical Description:

v, 281 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Summary:

In Hobbes, Locke, and Confusion's Masterpiece, an important new study of the foundations of modern political theory, Ross Harrison, the eminent political philosopher, analyzes the work of Hobbes, Locke, and their contemporaries. He provides a detailed account of the turbulent historical background that shaped the political, intellectual, and religious content of political theory as it evolved in seventeenth-century England. Harrison explores such questions as the limits of political authority and the relationship between the legitimacy of government and the will of the people in a non-technical style that will appeal to professionals and students in philosophy, theology, and history.

Contents:

1 The Word 7

2 The Great Beast Leviathan 43

3 The State of Hobbes's Nature 70

4 Hobbes: The Birth of Justice 101

5 War and Peace: Grotius and Pufendorf 132

6 Locke's Law 163

7 Disobedient Locke 190

8 The Key to Locke's Property 219

9 Why Utility Pleases 245.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-275) and index.

ISBN:

0521817005

052101719X

OCLC:

49225689

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