Locke on Toleration (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy)

Cambridge University Press, 8/19/2010
EAN 9780521764193, ISBN10: 052176419X

Hardcover, 232 pages, 23.4 x 15.6 x 1.5 cm
Language: English

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.

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chronology
Further reading
Note on the texts and translation
Locke
A Letter Concerning Toleration
Locke
Second Treatise on Government (excerpt)
Locke
Essay Concerning Human Understanding (excerpt)
Proast
The Argument of the Letter Concerning Toleration, Briefly Considered and Answered
Locke
A Second Letter Concerning Toleration (excerpts)
Proast
A Third Letter Concerning Toleration (excerpts)
Locke
A Third Letter for Toleration (excerpts)
Proast
A Second Letter to the Author of the Three Letters for Toleration (excerpt)
Locke
A Fourth Letter for Toleration (excerpts)
Index.