{"product_id":"two-treatises-of-government-and-a-letter-concerning-toleration","title":"Two Treatises of Government and A Letter Concerning Toleration","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo of Lockes most mature and influential political writings and three brilliant interpretive essays combined in an outstanding volume  \"The new standard edition of Locke for students of political theory. Dunn  Grant  and Shapiro combine authoritative historical scholarship and contemporary political theory to give us Locke for our time.\"Elisabeth H. Ellis  Texas A\u0026amp;M University  Among the most influential writings in the history of Western political thought  John Lockes Two Treatises of Government and A Letter Concerning Toleration remainvital to political debates today  more than three centuries after they were written. The complete texts appear in this volume  accompanied by interpretive essays by three prominent Locke scholars. Ian Shapiros introduction places Lockes political writings in historical and biographical context. John Dunn explores both the intellectual context in which Locke wrote the Two Treatises of Government and A Letter Concerning Toleration andthe major interpretive controversies surrounding their meaning. Ruth Grant offers a comprehensive discussion of Lockes views on women and the family  and Shapiro contributes an essay on the democratic elements of Lockes political theory. Taken together  the texts and essays in this volume offer invaluable insights into the history of ideas and the enduring influence of Lockes political thought.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44945397317685,"sku":"ByrdShop_0300100183","price":28.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780300100181.jpg?v=1769887165","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/two-treatises-of-government-and-a-letter-concerning-toleration","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}