Selected Correspondence [Hardcover]

John Locke (1632-1704) is perhaps the greatest philosopher in the English language. A political activist in a revolutionary age, Locke's prolific correspondence opens up the cultural, social, intellectual, and political worlds of the later Stuart era. Spanning half a century, the letters trace the transition from Puritanism to the Enlightenment. A man of insatiable curiosity, Locke's letters encompass science (his correspondents include Isaac Newton and Robert Boyle), education, travel, religion, and the birth of the British empire.

Introduction
Note on the text
Chronology
1.LettersRevolutionary England, 1656-1660
2. Restoration Oxford and the Embassy to Cleves, 1660-1666
3. Lord Ashley's Servant and the 'New World', 1667-1675
4. France, 1675-1679
5. Popery and Arbitrary Power, 1679-1683
6. Exile in Holland, 1683-1688
7. The Glorious Revolution, 1688-1689
8. Government and the Law of Nature, 1690-1692
9. Philosophy and Correction, 1692-1694
10. Civility and Superstition, 1694-1695
11. Coinage and Commerce, 1695-1696
12. Reasonable Christianity, 1696-1697
13. Divinity and Ireland, 1697-1698
14. Manners and Americans, 1699-1701
15. Politics Revived, 1701-1703
16. Recessional, 1703-1704
Biographical register of correspondents
Further reading
Checklist of letters selected
Index