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Author Harrison, Ross

Title Hobbes, Locke, and confusion's masterpiece : an examination of seventeenth-century political philosophy / Ross Harrison
Published Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (v, 281 pages)
Contents The word -- The great beast Leviathan -- The state of Hobbes's nature -- Hobbes : the birth of justice -- War and peace : Grotius and Pufendorf -- Locke's law -- Disobedient Locke -- The key to Locke's property -- Why utility pleases
Summary In this major study of the foundations of modern political theory the eminent political philosopher Ross Harrison explains, analyzes, and criticizes the work of Hobbes, Locke, and their contemporaries. He provides a full account of the turbulent historical background that shaped the political, intellectual, and religious content of this philosophy
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-275) and index
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Subject Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679 -- Contributions in political science
Locke, John, 1632-1704 -- Contributions in political science
SUBJECT Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679 fast
Locke, John, 1632-1704 fast
Hobbes, Thomas. swd
Locke, John. swd
Subject Political science -- History -- 17th century
PHILOSOPHY -- Political.
Political science
Politische Philosophie
Politieke filosofie.
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
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