An edition of Hobbes, Locke, and Confusion's Masterpiece (2002)
Hobbes, Locke, and Confusion's Masterpiece
An Examination of Seventeenth-Century Political Philosophy
By Ross Harrison
Publish Date
2002
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Language
eng
Pages
288
Description:
In this major study of the foundations of modern political theory the eminent political philosopher T.R. Harrison explains, analyzes, and criticizes the work of Hobbes, Locke, and their contemporaries. He provides a full account of the turbulent historical background that shaped the political, intellectual, and religious content of this philosophy. The book explores such questions as the limits of political authority and the relation of the legitimacy of government to the will of its people in non-technical, accessible prose that will appeal to students of philosophy, politics, theology and history.