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The central principles of what today is broadly known as political liberalism were made current in large part by Locke's "Second Treatise of Government" (1690). The principles of individual liberty, the rule of law, government by consent of the people, and the right to private property are taken for granted as fundamental to the human condition now. Most liberal theorists writing today look back to Locke as the source of their ideas. Some maintain that religious fundamentalism, "post-modernism,"

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Author

Locke, John; Macpherson, Crawford Brough

Publisher

Hackett Publishing Company, Incorporated

Published

1980

Language

EN

ISBN

9780915144938

Category

philosophy

Subjects

Philosophy, Science, History

Rating

3.75 / 5 (14,933 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14