The Correspondence of John Locke

by John Locke, E. S. de Beer (Editor)

Overview

This final volume of the letters of John locke contains letters 3287-3648, and covers the period from May 15, 1703 to August 23, 1704. It also contains the full index to all eight volumes of the Locke Correspondence.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198245650
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	06/29/1989
Series:	Clarendon Edition of the Works of John Locke , #8
Pages:	474
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 5.50(h) x 1.19(d)
Lexile:	1530L (what's this?)

About the Author

One of the most famous English philosophers of the 17th century, John Locke, was also a physician and a political theorist. Locke believed that individuals are born with natural rights and is one of the founders of the liberal political philosophy. John Locke is best known for his book, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, which contains his theory of ideas. His other popular works of writing include A Letter Concerning Toleration and Two Treatises of Government.

Editorial Reviews

"It is more than seventy years since Henry Ollion expressed the hope that one day England would give Locke an edition of his letters worthy of the philosopher and his country. Here at last we have it."—Keith Thomas in The English Historical Review

"Superb...Taken singly the letters range from the strictly ephemeral to the philosophically or biographically fascinating. Taken en bloc they provide a thickly-textured representation of Locke's physical, social, and intellectual environment."—The Review of Metaphysics

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