John Locke and Modern Life

by Lee Ward

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521192803
• ISBN13: 9780521192804
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"