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| Title | Political theory for today. — John Locke and the uncivilized society: individualism and resistance in America today |
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| Creators | Robinson Scott |
| Collection | Электронные книги зарубежных издательств ; Общая коллекция |
| Subjects | Political culture ; Interpersonal conflict ; Political culture. ; Politics and government. ; EBSCO eBooks |
| Document type | Other |
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| Language | English |
| Rights | Доступ по паролю из сети Интернет (чтение, печать, копирование) |
| Record key | on1240828108 |
| Record create date | 2/20/2021 |
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"This book analyzes the effect of John Locke's political thought on American political culture today. By analyzing nearly the entirety of Locke's political and philosophical writings, this book shows that Locke's thought has helped to cultivate the incivility seen in recent years in American politics"--.
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- Contents
- List of Tables and Figures
- Part I. STRUCTURE OF THE ARGUMENT
- Chapter One. The Uncivilized Society: John Locke’s Ironic Place in America Today
- Chapter Two. Conflicting Views of Locke in the Secondary Literature
- Chapter Three. Locke’s Political Thought and the Art of Subtle Ideological Construction
- PART II. SUBTLY CONSTRUCTING AN IDEOLOGY BY CREATING SYMBOLS THROUGH SPECULATION AND ABSTRACTION
- Chapter Four. Locke’s Speculative View of History
- Chapter Five. Locke’s Abstract Definition of Rebellion
- Part III. CONCEALING THE IDEOLOGICAL NATURE OF A SUBTLY CONSTRUCTED POLITICAL THEORY BY PROHIBITING QUESTIONS INSPIRED BY NOETIC REASON
- Chapter Six. Locke’s Limited Idea of Reason
- Chapter Seven. Locke’s Limited Idea of Religion
- Chapter Eight. Locke’s Limited Idea of Education
- Part IV. CONCLUSION
- Chapter Nine. Islamic Terrorism, Locke’s Theory of Positive Toleration and How the Ideological Dynamics of the War on Terrorism Advantaged the Islamic State
- Chapter Ten. The Hole in the Fence: Shortcomings of Lockean Theory and How to Improve Liberal Justifications for Resistance
- Appendix to Chapter 9
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
