ISBN:
9781793617576
Language:
English
Pages:
vii, 243 Seiten
,
23 cm
Series Statement:
Political theory for today
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
306.20973
Keywords:
Locke, John
;
Geschichte 2021
;
Politisches Denken
;
Politische Kultur
;
Einfluss
;
USA
;
Locke, John / 1632-1704 / Influence
;
Political culture / United States
;
Interpersonal conflict / United States
;
United States / Politics and government / Philosophy
;
Locke, John / 1632-1704
;
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
;
Interpersonal conflict
;
Political culture
;
Politics and government
;
United States
;
Locke, John 1632-1704
;
Politisches Denken
;
USA
;
Politische Kultur
;
Einfluss
;
Geschichte 2021
Abstract:
"This book analyzes the effect of John Locke's political thought on American political culture today. By analyzing nearly the entirety of Locke's political and philosophical writings, this book shows that Locke's thought has helped to cultivate the incivility seen in recent years in American politics"--
Description / Table of Contents:
The uncivilized society : John Locke's ironic place in America today -- Conflicting views of Locke in the secondary literature -- Locke's political thought and pneumopathology -- Locke's speculative view of history -- Locke's abstract definition of rebellion -- Locke's limited idea of reason -- Locke's limited idea of religion -- Locke's limited idea of education -- Islamic terrorism, Locke's theory of positive toleration and how the ideological dynamics of the war on terrorism advantaged the Islamic State -- The hole in the fence : shortcomings of Lockean theory and how to improve liberal justifications for resistance
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