Locke and the Legislative Point of View : Toleration, Contested Principles, and the Law /

Determining which moral principles should guide political action is a vexing question in political theory. This is especially true when faced with the "toleration paradox": believing that something is morally wrong but also believing that it is wrong to suppress it. In this book, Alex Tuck...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tuckness, Alex Scott, 1971-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2002.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Locke, John, > 1632-1704
Locke, John, > 1632-1704 > Et le droit naturel.
Locke, John, > 1632-1704 > Et la science politique.
Locke, John, > 1632-1704.
Rechtsfilosofie.
Ethiek.
Political ethics.
Legislative power.
Legislative bodies > Ethics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > History & Theory.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
Pouvoir legislatif.
Parlements > Morale.
Morale politique.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Determining which moral principles should guide political action is a vexing question in political theory. This is especially true when faced with the "toleration paradox": believing that something is morally wrong but also believing that it is wrong to suppress it. In this book, Alex Tuckness argues that John Locke's potential contribution to this debate--what Tuckness terms the "legislative point of view"--Has long been obscured by overemphasis on his doctrine of consent. Building on a line of reasoning Locke made explicit in his later writings on religious toleration, Tuckness explores the
Physical Description:1 online resource (224 pages).
ISBN:9781400825394

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