Locke on toleration

John Locke's Letter Concerning Toleration (1689) is one of the most widely-read texts in the political theory of toleration, and a key text for the liberal tradition. However, Locke also defended toleration more extensively in three subsequent Letters, which he wrote in response to criticism by...

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Authors: Locke, John (Author) ; Vernon, Richard (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2010.
In:Year: 2010
Series/Journal:Cambridge texts in the history of philosophy
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Locke, John 1632-1704 / Tolerance
Further subjects:B Religious tolerance ; History ; 17th century
B Religious tolerance History 17th century
B Religious Tolerance History 17th century
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
Print version: 9780521764193
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Summary:John Locke's Letter Concerning Toleration (1689) is one of the most widely-read texts in the political theory of toleration, and a key text for the liberal tradition. However, Locke also defended toleration more extensively in three subsequent Letters, which he wrote in response to criticism by an Anglican cleric, Jonas Proast. This edition, which includes a new translation of the original Letter, by Michael Silverthorne, enables readers to assess John Locke's theory of toleration by studying both his classic work and essential extracts from the later Letters. An introduction by Richard Vernon sets Locke's theory in its historical context and examines the key questions for contemporary political theorists which arise from this major work in the history of political thought.
A letter concerning toleration / Locke -- From the Second treatise (in Two treatises of government, 2nd edn, 1698) / Locke -- From An essay concerning human understanding (4th edn, 1700) / Locke -- The argument of the Letter concerning toleration, briefly considered and answered / Proast -- From A second letter concerning toleration (1690) / Locke -- From A third letter concerning toleration in defence of the Argument of the letter concerning toleration, briefly considered and answered (1691) / Proast -- From A third letter for toleration (1692) / Locke -- From A second letter to the author of the three Letters for toleration (1704) / Proast -- From A fourth letter for toleration (1704) / Locke
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ISBN:0511779194
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511779190