Liberating Judgment : Fanatics, Skeptics, and John Locke's Politics of Probability /

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Examining the social and political upheavals that characterized the collapse of public judgment in early modern Europe, Liberating Judgment offers a unique account of the achievement of liberal democracy and self-government. The book argues that the work of John Locke instills a civic judgment that...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Casson, Douglas
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2011.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Locke, John, > 1632-1704.
Political science > Philosophy.
Judgment (Logic)
PHILOSOPHY > Political.
Jugement (Logique)
Political science > Philosophy > History > 17th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Examining the social and political upheavals that characterized the collapse of public judgment in early modern Europe, Liberating Judgment offers a unique account of the achievement of liberal democracy and self-government. The book argues that the work of John Locke instills a civic judgment that avoids the excesses of corrosive skepticism and dogmatic fanaticism, which lead to either political acquiescence or irresolvable conflict.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (296 pages).
ISBN:9781400836888

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