About this title: The central principles of what today is broadly known as political liberalism were made current in large part by Locke's "Second Treatise of Government" (1690). The principles of individual liberty, the rule of law, government by consent of the people, and the right to private property are taken for granted as fundamental to the human condition ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HACKETT PUBLISHING CO, INC Country = UNITED STATES
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780915144860ISBN:0915144867
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 148 pages. (148 pages) features the central principles of what is broadly known as political liberalism. (Paperback) read more
Description: Published by Hackett Publishing Co, Inc in 1980. Paperback. Number of pages: 148. Condition: Very Good. May show some slight signs of wear. #8433754 Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780915144860ISBN:0915144867
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Highlighting/underlining. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. Great reading copy. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780672601934ISBN:0672601931
Description: Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Good copy with some light general wear. pages clean and unmarked though toned. good clean copy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Hackett Pub Co
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780915144860ISBN:0915144867
Description: Good. 242-X Books rated "Good" may have some notes, underlining, or highlighting. These books also may contain the previous owner's name, stamp, sticker, or gift inscription, or may be library discards. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company
ISBN-13:9780915144860ISBN:0915144867
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"The problem with Locke and all of the other social theorists of his time is that they are too ingrained with the ideology that rights are based in god. Without god, in their view, rights cannot exist. Rights, in the postmodern world, are not grounded in anything, which leads to the existentialist/nihilistic worldview. Nietzsche says that we need to just blindingly believe in something to combat this. I say we ground rights in the uniqueness of the human condition, or in the ideology of interconnectivity of the world, or even the universe. (Gaia hypothesis for the win.)"
But don't kick me out of Procrastinators Anonymous just yet.
*EDIT*
Gosh, Locke's punctuation is KILLING me!! He likes; to punctuate his, sentences like this and it's just so, annoying and confusing. Did they even HAVE rules for punctuation back then?!!!
Not to mention how Locke likes to make really long sentences that ought to be cut into pieces, but instead he likes to connect them into tremendously huge paragraphs, because obviously Locke does not believe in periods; or at least, he greatly dislikes them; and he also likes to use sort of roundabout ways of saying things, so instead of saying "parents" or "guardians", he has to say "those who are responsible for the child's well-being and education", thus needlessly confusing poor 21st century government students who are valiantly attempting and failing to figure out exactly what the paragraph/sentence's main point actually was.
...not fun, huh?
*EDIT*
I really had to wrestle with this one. Not; only does Locke like, to use weird: punctuation, long sentences; and verbose phrases but he also, likes to repeat himself. And then reiterate the same thing he just said. And then say the same thing again. And then make a point to remind you of something that he already wrote before. And he does this a lot.
However...I suppose I'm a bit of a masochist, because I enjoyed trying to pin down Locke's thoughts, even though they were somewhat dry and hard to follow. (Although his randomly placed pieces of sarcasm are confusing little monkey wrenches...)
It's also fascinating to see the connections between Second Treatise of Government and the Declaration of Independence. "Long train of abuses" "tyranny" and all that stuff about separation from unjust government.
Definitely a worthwhile read, although it makes more sense to be reading this in an American Government class, rather than just for fun. Because unless you're like me and you enjoy wrestling down the thoughts of confusing old writers, you probably won't feel like reading past the first two chapters. (And even *I* wouldn't have finished this if it hadn't been assigned...)
Second Treatise of Government is definitely the place to start if you're looking to get a good understanding of America and American Government."
"Written in 1690, this is one of the works the founders studied when forming our nation. John Locke explains government principles in such a basic and logical way that no one can deny how right the principles are. (Maybe except psycho people who think natural law means everyone should die but them.) His world view comes from a belief in God. A necessity to read!"
"Finally, an old political philosophy book that is not overly difficult and/or doesn't make you want to throw it across the room. When I had to read this for my Political Theory class, I was convinced that it could not have been written earlier than the 19th century due to its very modern ideas. Apparently, it was published in 1690.
Among Locke's innovations are natural rights such as that to revolution and the idea of government as a sort of social contract between ruler(s) and ruled - ideas that constitute the foundation of modern democracy. In addition, he writes in a manner that is not painful for anyone who isn't a 17th century aristocrat, which seems to be an unfortunate characteristic of British literature.
In short, John Locke was way ahead of his time, is actually pleasant to read, and still very relevant. Need proof? Check the U.S. Declaration of Independence."
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