Abstract
This article disputes some central claims made in Jeremy Waldron's 'God, Locke, and Equality'. It argues, in contradistinction to Waldron, that Locke's view of natural law is foundational to his view of man, not vice versa, and that 'Two Treatises of Government' is written in an idiom different from Locke's philosophical writings, such that directly transposing the ideas discussed in one idiom to the other is as confused as it is confusing. It concludes that Waldron fails to grasp imaginatively the characteristics that mark Locke out as a thinker, and so misunderstands Locke's views about identity, toleration, religion and politics.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 23-58 |
| Number of pages | 36 |
| Journal | Locke Studies |
| Volume | 8 |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
Keywords
- Locke, God, agency, natural law, politics, religion, toleration, Jeremy Waldron