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A Discourse on Property: John Locke and his Adversaries
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 320
EAN: 9780521271400
ISBN: 0521271401
Label: Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 208
Publication Date: January 28, 1983
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Studio: Cambridge University Press
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John Locke's theory of property is perhaps the most distinctive and the most influential aspect of his political theory. In this book James Tully uses an hermeneutical and analytical approach to offer a revolutionary revision of early modern theories of property, focusing particularly on that of Locke. Setting his analysis within the intellectual context of the seventeenth century, Professor Tully overturns the standard interpretations of Locke's theory, showing that it is not a justification of private property. Instead he shows it to be a theory of individual use rights within a framework of inclusive claim rights. He links Locke's conception of rights not merely to his ethical theory, but to the central arguments of his epistemology, and illuminates the way in which Locke's theory is tied to his metaphysical views of God and man, his theory of revolution and his account of a legitimate polity.
John Locke's theory of property is perhaps the most distinctive and the most influential aspect of his political theory. In this book James Tully uses an hermeneutical and analytical approach to offer a revolutionary revision of early modern theories of property, focusing particularly on that of Locke.
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Rating: - The Most Important Book About Locke
I first came across this book while a grad student in college, it inspired me so much that I followed its lead and continued the reasoning in my Master's Thesis. Basically what you have here is the most important book about Locke and his philosophy.
During the 20th century, in an attempt to show the merits of capitalism over communism (and specifically, to justify the existence of private property), many philosophers and their ideas were stolen and used to justify capitalistic ideology ... Read More
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