The Mind of John Locke A Study of Political Theory in its Intellectual Setting [Paperback]

This is a complex study of how Locke's wider interests connected with his political thought.John Locke (16321704) is a central figure in the history of thought, whose vision spanned questions concerning Christian worship, ethics, political economy, medicine, the human understanding, revealed theology and education. By connecting these wider interests with his political thought, this volume offers an integrated study of the mind of John Locke.John Locke (16321704) is a central figure in the history of thought, whose vision spanned questions concerning Christian worship, ethics, political economy, medicine, the human understanding, revealed theology and education. By connecting these wider interests with his political thought, this volume offers an integrated study of the mind of John Locke.John Locke (1632SH1704) is a central figure in the history of liberal doctrine. His mind spanned questions concerning Christian worship, ethics, political economy, medicine, human understanding, revealed theology, and education. The effect of this study is both to show how the character of his wider concerns informed The Two Treatises of Government and to indicate how his political theory, in its turn, contributed to the further development of his vision. The book therefore offers the first fully integrated study of the mind of John Locke.Preface; Preface to the revised edition; Acknowledgements; A note on citations; Introduction; Prelude; 1. Order and its values; Part I. A Developing Mind and Locke's Early Politics; 2. The problem of church and state; 3. Exploring natural law; 4 Toleration, church and state; 5. A philosophical position and its political origins; Part II. Church and State: 6. From 'An essay concerning Toleration' to the Epistola de Tolerantia; 7. The mind of Locke and Two Treatises of Government; Part III: Some Intellectual Consequences of Locke's Political Theory: 8. On natural law and its obligation; 9. Theology and conduct in Some Thoughts Concerning Educationlƒ&