Locke's "Second Treatise of Government": A Reader's Guide (Reader's Guides)

by PaulKelly (Author)

• New

  Hardcover
  2007

  $186.32

  John Lockes Second Treatise of Government is one of the most influential texts in the history of political theory. It is a staple of undergraduate courses throughout the English-speaking world and continues to inspire and inform contemporary debates in political philosophy. As such, it is a hugely important and exciting, yet challenging, piece of philosophical writing. In Lockes Second Treatise of Government: A Readers Guide, Paul Kelly offers a clear and thorough account of this key philosophical work. The book offers a detailed review of the key themes and a lucid commentary that will enable readers to rapidly navigate the text. Geared towards the specific requirements of students who need to reach a sound understanding of the text as a whole, the guide explores the complex and important ideas inherent in the text and provides a cogent survey of the reception and influence of Lockes seminal work. This is the ideal companion to study of this most influential and challenging of texts.

• Used

  Paperback
  2007

  $7.95

  John Locke's Second Treatise of Government is one of the most influential texts in the history of political theory. Part of the Continuum's Reader's Guides , this book offers an account of this key philosophical work. It provides a review of the key themes and a lucid commentary.

• New

  Paperback
  2007

  $33.65

  John Locke's Second Treatise of Government is one of the most influential texts in the history of political theory. Part of the Continuum's Reader's Guides , this book offers an account of this key philosophical work. It provides a review of the key themes and a lucid commentary.