John Locke is one of the most important figures in the history of philosophy. His Two Treatises of Government and A Letter Concerning Toleration fascinate us as much today as they did when first publi
Brooks (U. of Newcastle, England) has selected 16 essays on French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-78) that explore his contributions to contemporary work in legal and political theory. They c
John Rawls (1921-2002) is widely held to be amongst the most important political philosophers for over a century. This volume, which is the first work of its kind to publish in one place the most infl