John Locke and the uncivilized society : individualism and resistance in America today / Scott Robinson

Englisch

Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London : Lexington Books, [2021]

© 2021

vii, 243 Seiten

Bibliographie: Seite 225-233

Erscheint auch als: Online-Ausgabe- Robinson, Scott, 1981-: John Locke and the uncivilized society. - Lanham : Lexington Books, [2021]

978-1-7936-1757-6 cloth

Weitere Ausgaben: 978-1-7936-1758-3 (Fernzugriff) (ebook)

9781793617576

*Locke, John *1632-1704* / Politisches Denken / USA / Politische Kultur / Einfluss / Geschichte 2021

*Locke, John -- 1632-1704 -- Influence ; Political culture -- United States ; Interpersonal conflict -- United States ; United States -- Politics and government -- Philosophy

Klassifikation der Library of Congress: JC153.L87

Dewey Dezimal-Klassifikation: 306.20973

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.

"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"--

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