by John Locke · Espasa Calpe · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788423972401
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This edition of 'Two Treatises of Government' by John Locke, published by Espasa-Calpe, is a fundamental work of political philosophy. The book, part of the 'Colección Austral', features an edition by Joaquín Abellán and translation by Francisco Giménez Gracia. In these essays, Locke explores the foundations of civil government, offering an influential view on individual rights, freedom, and the legitimacy of political power. An essential read for understanding classical liberal thought and its impact on modern political theory.
John Locke was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of the Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "father of liberalism". His important works include A Letter Concerning Toleration (1689), Two Treatises of Government (1689/90), both published anonymously, and An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1689/90). His writing on toleration contends that religion is a matter for the individual and that the churches are voluntary associations, ruling out religious coercion and uniformity; these lead to the idea of separation of church and state. His Two Treatises on Government argues for government based on the consent of the governed and the right to revolt against tyrannous government which has lost consent. The Two Treatises are believed to have influenced the language that Thomas Jefferson chose in his drafting the July 1776 Declaration of Independence during the War of American Independence.
