Scott Robinson

John Locke and the Uncivilized Society

Individualism and Resistance in America Today

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Political Theory for Today
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. April 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 567g
• ISBN-13: 9781793617576
• ISBN-10: 1793617570
• Artikelnr.: 60906944

Autorenporträt

Scott Robinson is a former associate professor of music at Eastern University and has written for Sojourners, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and Forward Day by Day. He is the author of The Dark Hills (2015).

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: The Uncivilized Society: John Locke's Ironic Place in America
Today
Chapter 2: Conflicting Views of Locke in the Secondary Literature
Chapter 3: Locke's Political Thought and Pneumopathology
Chapter 4: Locke's Speculative View of History
Chapter 5: Locke's Abstract Definition of Rebellion
Chapter 6: Locke's Limited Idea of Reason
Chapter 7: Locke's Limited Idea of Religion
Chapter 8: Locke's Limited Idea of Education
Chapter 9: Islamic Terrorism, Locke's Theory of Positive Toleration and How
the Ideological Dynamics of the War on Terrorism Advantaged the Islamic
State
Chapter 10: The Hole in the Fence: Shortcomings of Lockean Theory and How
to Improve Liberal Justifications for Resistance