The great art of government : Locke's use of consent /
"That government should be rooted in the consent of the governed may be the most accepted aspect of John Locke's liberal theory. Yet to this day Lockeans have reached no consensus over what constitutes consent or whether Locke even intended consent to be a standard of legitimacy. Peter Jos...
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| Language: | English |
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Lawrence :
University Press of Kansas,
[2002], ©2002
Lawrence : c2002 Lawrence : ©2002 Lawrence : [2002] |
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| Summary: | "That government should be rooted in the consent of the governed may be the most accepted aspect of John Locke's liberal theory. Yet to this day Lockeans have reached no consensus over what constitutes consent or whether Locke even intended consent to be a standard of legitimacy. Peter Josephson now takes a close look at Locke's writings on both consent and the art of governance to show how each informs the other "That government should be rooted in the consent of the governed may be the most accepted aspect of John Locke's liberal theory. Yet to this day Lockeans have reached no consensus over what constitutes consent or whether Locke even intended consent to be a standard of legitimacy. Peter Josephson now takes a close look at Locke's writings on both consent and the art of governance to show how each informs the other. Moving beyond previous scholarship, he gives us a Locke as much concerned with the effective functioning of government as with the roots of its moral legitimacy."--Jacket Moving beyond previous scholarship, he gives us a Locke as much concerned with the effective functioning of government as with the roots of its moral legitimacy."--BOOK JACKET |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 366 p. ; 24 cm xii, 366 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-357) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-357) and index |
| ISBN: | 070061169X (acid-free) 070061169X 9780700611690 (acid-free) 9780700611690 |