On the Edge of Anarchy: Locke, Consent, and the Limits of Society - Rilegato

Simmons, A. John

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ISBN 10: 069103303X ISBN 13: 9780691033037

Casa editrice: Princeton Univ Pr, 1993

Riassunto

On the Edge of Anarchy completes A. John Simmons's exploration and development of Lockean moral and political philosophy, a project begun in The Lockean Theory of Rights (Princeton, 1992). In this new book, Simmons discusses the Lockean view of the nature of, grounds for, and limits on political relations between persons. Locke's ideas on this topic are probably the most influential in the history of political thought, but their philosophical virtues and implications have remained largely unappreciated. Here Simmons remedies this situation by treating Locke as a philosopher, rather than as a theologian or an activist writing rhetorical political tracts. Locke's works emerge not as episodes in the history of ideas but as bodies of arguments addressing the same questions as contemporary philosophy.
This book pursues the issues Locke raises far beyond the boundaries of his own texts and theories. By criticizing, streamlining, and developing Locke's views, Simmons elaborates a powerful Lockean political philosophy with strongly anarchistic implications. On the Edge of Anarchy will interest not only Locke specialists and political philosophers, but also students and professionals in philosophy, government, and law - and all others who are interested in the foundational political principles embraced and celebrated by Anglo-American societies.

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Informazioni sull?autore

A. John Simmons is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Virginia.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Princeton Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1993
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 069103303X
• ISBN 13: 9780691033037
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 312
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile