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The text of the Letter on Toleration is included with interpretative and critical essays which consists of the most important critiques of the Letter. ... Read more

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A Timeless Call for Toleration
John Locke's Letter Concerning Toleration is one of the most under appreciated texts in the liberal tradition of political philosophy.When read in conjunction with his Second Treatise, it clarifies the relationship Locke envisions between individuals and the Lockean state.The subject of the Letter is specifically religious toleration, but his general argument for toleration is also applicable to issues of more modern concern.

In the letter, Locke argues that all religious practices should be tolerated unless they are a threat to the proper functioning of the state.Some specific practices are not tolerated - Locke perceives the Catholic allegiance to the Pope, at that time, not only a religious leader, but also an influential foreign political leader, as a threat to the state, and he believes that atheists cannot be trusted by the state, since they have no higher power to whom they can swear an oath.Locke does not tolerate these individuals, because of his (inaccurate) perceptions of them, but religion is still not the basis for their non-toleration.(In the sense that others who are inherently untrustworthy, or bowed to a foreign ruler, would also not be tolerated, regardless of their religion).

The toleration of some other practices is situational.For instance, a state that normally has no law against individuals slaughtering animals (for food, et al) cannot prevent a religious sect from sacrificing an animal, but if that same state, needing meat for its troops in a time of war, bans all private citizens from killing animals, then this ban applies likewise to the sacrifice of animals as part of religious worship.This is not a state of license, in that the civil government does not actively promote a variety of (or for that matter, any) religious practices, but it is a state of negative liberty, in which the state remains neutral to the religious content of religious worship.Specific sects or acts of worship can be banned if they are "prejudicial to other men's rights" or they "break the public peace of societies," but they cannot be banned on religious grounds.

Some critics have argued that Locke's Letter is no longer very relevant: he deals only with religious toleration, and religious toleration is widely accepted and practiced in the modern Western world.However, the historical context of the Letter suggests it retains its relevance.In Locke's day, religion was not the dormant issue it is today; rather it was the most controversial issue of public debate.Before Locke, toleration was just something the underdog wished for in order to survive until he gained power over everyone else.Locke, however, goes beyond this pettiness and creates a theoretical defense of toleration as an extension of his political theory.While Locke probably did not imagine the controversial issues of political debate today, the broad basis for his defense of religious toleration implicitly justifies other sorts of social toleration in the modern world.

If a state is created for the purposes and by the methods Locke suggests in his Second Treatise, then the men who consent to form such a state retain a significant negative liberty of belief and action.Any of these beliefs or actions must be tolerated by the state unless they fail Locke's criteria for religious toleration, namely, unless they are "prejudicial to other men's rights" or they "break the public peace of societies."

This Routledge edition uses the original William Popple translation of Locke's Letter (which Locke published in Latin).Locke claimed that Popple undertook this translation without his permission, though the editors in this edition question the truth of this claim.In any case, the translation is at times more "radical" than Locke's original text.Horton and Mendus have also included a collection of essays written in response to Locke's letter that examine the relationship between the Letter and the Treatises and the modern relevance of Locke's argument for toleration.The need for toleration is as great in our own time as it was in John Locke's, and his contribution to the debate is likewise as valuable now as it was then. ... Read more

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This collection of new essays on John Locke's philosophy provides the most up-to-date entrée into the exciting developments taking place in the study of one of the most important contributors to modern thought. Covering Locke's natural philosophy, his political and moral thought and his philosophy of religion, this book brings together the pioneering work of some of the world's leading Locke scholars. ... Read more

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
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With 2 pages of index and 3 of advertisements at the end.

London : printed for S. Birt, D. Browne, T. Longman, J. Shuckburgh, C. Hitch and L. Hawes [and 6 others in London], 1752. [6],325,[5]p. ; 12° ... Read more

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Today new forms of critical psychology are challenging the cognitive revolution that has dominated psychology for the past three decades. This book explores the historical roots of these new psychologies. It demonstrates that their ideas are not quite as new as is often supposed. ... Read more

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Analyzes the anxieties of our own age and gives parents much-needed confidence in their own ability to choose the advice that best suits them and their babies. ... Read more

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A wonderful corrective to excessive parenting advice
I bought this book because it compares childcare advice over three centuries, and I wanted to see what issues previous generations found pressing.The most helpful thing about this book is that you realize that EVERY generation has noisy advocates of one style of parenting or another, and you see the swing from discipline to leniency and back again.As Hardyment points out, a thorough study of centuries of childcare advice shows that whatever advice is given has "science" to back it up, and will almost certainly be overturned by new "scientific" research.So, do what the "experts" do - read the research, then come to your own decision based on what makes sense to you and works with your circumstances.There is no "one right way" to parent, and the vast majority of children turn out just fine, despite the many different ways they are raised.Ultimately, YOU are responsible for your parenting decisions, and this book is designed to reassure you that you will do just fine using your own intellect and intuition, regardless of what "experts" may try to make you believe.

A drawback to this book is that the author tends to jump back and forth in her quotes of authors, which I sometimes found confusing because I felt the authors hadn't been identified sufficiently in the beginning.And sometimes she skips briefly over topics I would be interested in knowing more about.But a little flipping back and forth is worth it for the message, and she does give a good general overview of changes in parenting trends and scientific advice.I'd recommend this book for any new mother, because it certainly helped me. ... Read more

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In this major study of the foundations of modern political theory, the eminent political philosopher Ross Harrison explains, analyzes, and criticizes the work of Hobbes, Locke and their contemporaries.He provides a complete account of the turbulent historical background that shaped the political, intellectual and religious content of this philosophy.The book explores the limits of political authority and the relationship of the legitimacy of government to the will of its people in non-technical, accessible prose. ... Read more

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Brilliant exposition and critical discussion
This is an excellent explication and critical discussion of the main themes in Hobbes's and Locke's political philosophy.Harrison sets up the intellectual background very well, in terms of such issues as skepticism, natural law, and the problem of political authority, and draws illuminating connections and comparisons with other philosophers such as Grotius and Pufendorf.Harrison usefully brings in other texts by Hobbes and Locke to shed light on the major concepts.His interpretations are convincing and philosophically acute, and get to the heart of the matter.Highly recommended.

Best comparison of Hobbes and Locke I've read
Harrison does a great job of putting Hobbes and Locke into comparative perspective.This makes it easier to understand both philosophers' concept of the state of nature and the social contract.Moreover, the book adds in material about contemporaries such as Filmer, Hooker, and Grotius which places the thought of Hobbes and Locke in the context of the intellectual history of the times.Whatever the merits of Harrison's conclusions, the process of getting there is engaging and enlightening. ... Read more

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Today, John Locke is recognized as one of the most important and formative philosophical influences on the modern world. His imprint is still felt in political and legal thought, in educational theory, moral theory and in the theory of knowledge.

Locke’s key works, Two Treatises of Government, and the monumental An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, provoked lively debate when they were first published in 1690 and remain standard texts in undergraduate philosophy courses throughout the English-speaking world and beyond. It is not surprising therefore that Locke scholarship is a burgeoning force in the history of philosophy and that his ideas and arguments are repeatedly alluded to in current philosophical debate. Indeed, since the publication of the first series of Locke: Critical Assessments in 1991, Locke research has proceeded apace, and it is now fitting that a second Critical Assessments series be published. Of particular importance in recent work on Locke has been research into the colonial contexts of his political writings; a more nuanced and historically grounded approach to Locke’s writings on natural philosophy; and a theological turn in Locke scholarship that has centred on the content and reception of his The Reasonableness of Christianity. Each of these new trends is represented in this second series, as are recent contributions to long-standing debates concerning Lockean interpretation and influence.

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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: Maynard, Merrill, & co. in 1901 in 157 pages; Subjects: Knowledge, Theory of; Biography & Autobiography / Philosophers; Education / Philosophy & Social Aspects; Philosophy / General; Philosophy / Epistemology; Philosophy / History & Surveys / General; Philosophy / History & Surveys / Modern; Psychology / Cognitive Psychology; ... Read more

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John Yolton seeks to allow readers of Locke to have accessible in one volume sections from a wide range of Locke's books, structured so that some of the interconnections of his thought can be seen and traced. Although Locke did not write from a system of philosophy, he did have in mind an overall division of human knowledge. The readings begin with Locke's essay on Hermeneutics and the portions of his Essay Concerning Human Understanding on how to read a text. The reset of the selections are organized around Locke's division of human knowledge into natural science, ethics, and the theory of signs. Yolton's introduction and commentary explicate Locke's doctrines and provide the reader with the general background knowledge of other seventeenth-century writers and their works necessary to an understanding of Locke and his time. ... Read more

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John Locke (1632-1704) was a prolific correspondent and left behind him over 3,600 letters, a collection almost unmatched in pre-modern times. A man of insatiable curiosity and wide social connections, his letters open up the cultural, social, intellectual, and political worlds of the later Stuart age. Spanning half a century, they mark the transition from the era of revolutionary Puritanism to the dawn of the Enlightenment. Locke is chiefly known as a philosopher, a theorist of empiricism in his Essay Concerning Human Understanding, a theorist of liberalism in his Two Treatises of Government, and a theorist of religious toleration in his Letter concerning Toleration. But his interests extended further still, to education, medicine, finance, theology, empire, and the natural world. He was a Fellow of the early Royal Society. He received letters from scholars in Paris and Amsterdam, from colonial administrators in Virginia, from aristocrats and shopkeepers, from children, from tenants, from politicians, from philosophic women, from astronomers, chemists, and physicists. He is one of the first people whose correspondence is as far flung as North America, India, and China. A friend of Anglican archbishops and of freethinking anticlericals, of Isaac Newton and Robert Boyle, of William Molyneux the "virtuoso" of Dublin, of Jean LeClerc of Amsterdam, and of Damaris Masham, Locke stood in the midst of the "Republic of Letters". This book brings together 245 of the most important and revealing letters. Half of them are letters written by Locke (twelve per cent of the total number surviving), the other half are letters written to him. If Locke's place is already secure among those who explore philosophy and political ideas, these letters will give Locke a new presence among those who are interested in the social and cultural worlds of seventeenth-century Britain. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's large-scale digitization efforts. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the original text that can be both accessed online and used to create new print copies. The Library also understands and values the usefulness of print and makes reprints available to the public whenever possible. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found in the HathiTrust, an archive of the digitized collections of many great research libraries. For access to the University of Michigan Library's digital collections, please see http://www.lib.umich.edu and for information about the HathiTrust, please visit http://www.hathitrust.org ... Read more