Author: John Locke
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Category : Coinage
Languages : en
Pages : 596

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Author: John Locke
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Category : Commonplace books
Languages : en
Pages : 348

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Author: John Locke
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Category : Freedom of religion
Languages : en
Pages : 366

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Author: John Locke
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 600

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Author: Brian Leiter
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 140085234X
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 215

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Why it's wrong to single out religious liberty for special legal protections This provocative book addresses one of the most enduring puzzles in political philosophy and constitutional theory—why is religion singled out for preferential treatment in both law and public discourse? Why are religious obligations that conflict with the law accorded special toleration while other obligations of conscience are not? In Why Tolerate Religion?, Brian Leiter shows why our reasons for tolerating religion are not specific to religion but apply to all claims of conscience, and why a government committed to liberty of conscience is not required by the principle of toleration to grant exemptions to laws that promote the general welfare.

Author: John Locke
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 598

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Author: John William Tate
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000957594
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 356

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John Locke is widely perceived as a foundational figure within the liberal tradition. This book investigates the competing discourses that inform Locke’s political philosophy, each underwritten by a distinct purpose, not all of which result in philosophical outcomes consistent with what we today understand as “liberal” ideals. Locke himself was unaware that he belonged to a “liberal” tradition. Traditions only acquire meaning in retrospect. But many have perceived the development of Locke’s political philosophy as involving a smooth evolution from “authoritarian” origins to “liberal” conclusions, beginning with Locke’s Two Tracts on Government (1660–62) and culminating in his later political works, the Two Treatises of Government (1689) and A Letter Concerning Toleration (1689). This book advances an interpretation of this development which reveals how, from the time of his earliest writings, Locke sought to advance competing discourses within his political philosophy, each reflecting a different purpose, with the result that this “evolution” was not as smooth as often supposed. Indeed, many of Locke’s earlier commitments and purposes remained in his later political writings. The result is a much more complex and variegated understanding of Locke’s political philosophy than hitherto supposed within the Locke literature. Liberty, Governance and Resistance will be of interest to students and researchers studying Locke, liberalism, and the history of ideas.

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Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 836

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Author: Jeffrey R. Collins
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108478816
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 459

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Revolutionises our understanding of Hobbes's influence over Locke and their roles within the history of religious freedom and liberalism.

Author: Richard H. Dees
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134332122
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 192

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By examining the conditions under which trust can develop between warring parties, this book argues that maintaining trust is the key to stable practices of toleration.