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LEADER: 02451cam a22003014a 4500
001 2010020079
003 DLC
005 20101105081810.0
008 100511s2010 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2010020079
020 $a9780521192804 (hardback)
020 $a0521192803 (hardback)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn607985732
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dYDX$dBTCTA$dYDXCP$dERASA$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aB1297$b.W27 2010
082 00 $a192$222
100 1 $aWard, Lee,$d1970-
245 10 $aJohn Locke and modern life /$cLee Ward.
260 $aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2010.
300 $ax, 315 p. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 297-309) and index.
520 $a"Recovers a sense of John Locke's central role in the making of the modern world. It demonstrates that his vision of modern life was constructed on a philosophy of human freedom that is the intellectual nerve connecting the various strands of his thought. By revealing the depth and originality of Locke's critique of the metaphysical assumptions and authoritative institutions of pre-modern life, this book rejects the notion of Locke as an intellectual anachronism. Indeed, the radical core of Locke's modern project was the 'democratization of mind', according to which he challenged practically every previous mode of philosophical analysis by making the autonomous individual the sole determinant of truth. It was on the basis of this new philosophical dispensation that Locke crafted a modern vision not only of government but also of the churches, the family, education, and the conduct of international relations"--Provided by publisher.
520 $a"This book recovers a sense of John Locke's central role in the making of the modern world by demonstrating that his vision of modern life was constructed on the foundation of a philosophy of human freedom that provides the intellectual nerve connecting the various strands of Locke's thought"--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. The democratization of mind; 2. The state of nature; 3. Constitutional government; 4. The natural rights family; 5. Locke's liberal education; 6. The church; 7. International relations; Conclusion.
600 10 $aLocke, John,$d1632-1704.
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://assets.cambridge.org/97805211/92804/cover/9780521192804.jpg