The Second Treatise of Government

Locke, John; Peardon, Thomas P.

ISBN 10: 0672601931 / ISBN 13: 9780672601934

Published by BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY, INDIANAPOLIS, 1976

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Green Illustrated Paper Back Cover. A Political book on a variety of topics, such as Nature, War, Slavery, Property, Political Society and more. Pages are very clean. Overall in very good condition. DATE PUBLISHED: 1976 EDITION: FIRST ED 139. Seller Inventory # 104430

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Second Treatise of Government

Publisher: BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY, INDIANAPOLIS

Publication Date: 1976

Binding: PAPER BACK GREEN

Condition: VERY GOOD.

Edition: FIRST ED.

About this title

Synopsis:

Library of Liberal Arts title.

About the Author:

Philosopher, son of a landsteward, was born at Wrington, near Bristol, and educated at Westminster School and Oxford. In 1660 Locke became lecturer on Greek, in 1662 on Rhetoric, and in 1664 he went as secretary to an Embassy to Brandenburg. While a student he turned from the subtleties of Aristotle and the schoolmen, had studied Descartes and Bacon. Then, becoming attracted to experimental science, studied medicine, and practiced a little in Oxford. His mind had been much exercised by questions of morals and government, and in 1667 he wrote his Essay on Toleration. If not a very profound or original philosopher Locke was a calm, sensible, and reasonable writer, and his books were very influential on the English thought of his day, as well as on the French philosophy of the next century. His style is plain and clear, but lacking in brightness and variety.