| Description |
1 online resource (x, 285 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction: The Great Recoinage -- I.U nsettling judgment: knowledge, belief, and the crisis of authority -- II. A bandoning judgment: montaignian skeptics and Cartesian fanatics -- III. R eworking reasonableness: the authoritative testimony of nature -- IV. Forming judgment: the transformation of knowledge and belief -- V. Liberating judgment: freedom, happiness, and the reasonable self -- VI. Enacting judgment: dismantling the divine certainty of Sir Robert Filmer |
| Summary |
Examining the social and political upheavals that characterized the collapse of public judgment in early modern Europe, Liberating Judgment offers a unique account of the achievement of liberal democracy and self-government. The book argues that the work of John Locke instills a civic judgment that avoids the excesses of corrosive skepticism and dogmatic fanaticism, which lead to either political acquiescence or irresolvable conflict |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Locke, John, 1632-1704.
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| SUBJECT |
Locke, John, 1632-1704
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Locke, John, 1632-1704 fast |
| Subject |
Political science -- Philosophy -- History -- 17th century
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Judgment (Logic)
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PHILOSOPHY -- Political.
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Judgment (Logic)
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Political science -- Philosophy
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781400836888 |
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1400836883 |
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1282979159 |
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9781282979154 |
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9786612979156 |
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6612979151 |
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