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Author Harrison, Ross.

Title Hobbes, Locke, and confusion's masterpiece : an examination of seventeenth-century political philosophy / Ross Harrison.

Publication Info. Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.

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Description 1 online resource (v, 281 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-275) and index.
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.
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Subject Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679.
Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679.
Locke, John, 1632-1704.
Locke, John, 1632-1704.
Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679 -- Contributions in political science.
Locke, John, 1632-1704 -- Contributions in political science.
Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679 -- Et la science politique.
Locke, John, 1632-1704 -- Et la science politique.
Hobbes, Thomas.
Locke, John.
Chronological Term 1600-1699
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Subject Political science.
Political science.
Other Form: Print version: Harrison, Ross. Hobbes, Locke, and confusion's masterpiece. Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003 (DLC) 2002022279
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