John Locke's Politics of Moral Consensus

by Greg Forster

Book Overview

The aim of this book is twofold: to explain the reconciliation of religion and politics in the work of John Locke, and to explore the relevance of that reconciliation for politics in our own time. Confronted with deep social divisions over ultimate beliefs, Locke sought to unite society in a single liberal community. Reason could identify divine moral laws that would be acceptable to members of all cultural groups, thereby justifying the authority...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521181186
• ISBN13: 9780521181181
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 8.9"