A Letter Concerning Toleration - Softcover

Locke, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1557427275 ISBN 13: 9781557427274

Publisher: World Library Classics, 2009

Synopsis

A Letter Concerning Toleration by John Locke was originally published in 1689. Its initial publication was in Latin, though it was immediately translated into other languages. Locke's work appeared amidst a fear that Catholicism might be taking over England, and responds to the problem of religion and government by proposing religious toleration as the answer. This "letter" is addressed to an anonymous "Honored Sir": this was actually Locke's close friend Philipp van Limborch, who published it without Locke's knowledge.

About this title

From the Publisher

Library of Liberal Arts title.

About the Author

John Locke is considered the first of the British empiricists, but is equally important to social contract theory. His ideas had enormous influence on the development of epistemology and political philosophy, and he is widely regarded as one of the most influential Enlightenment thinkers, classical republicans, and contributors to liberal theory. His writings influenced Voltaire and Rousseau, many Scottish Enlightenment thinkers, as well as the American revolutionaries. This influence is reflected in the American Declaration of Independence.

Edition details

• Publisher: World Library Classics
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1557427275
• ISBN 13: 9781557427274
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 56