John Locke: Problems and Perspectives, A Collection of New Essays, by John W. Yolton

Abstract

Preface 1. John Locke's conception of freedom Raymond Polin 2. Locke, liberalism and nationalism M. Seliger 3. Locke and English liberalism: the Second Treatise of Government in its contemporary setting Esmond S. De Beer 4. The politics of Locke in England and America in the eighteenth century John Dunn 5. The family and the origins of the state in Locke's political philosophy Gordon J. Schochet 6. The state of nature and the nature of man in Locke Hans Aarsleff 7. John Locke, the great recoinage, and the origins of the Board of Trade: 1695-1698 Peter Laslett 8. Locke, Newton and the two cultures James L. Axtell 9. The science of nature John W. Yolton 10. Faith and knowledge in Locke's philosophy Richard Ashcroft 11. What is a nominal essence the essence of? W. Von Leyden 12. The essayist in his Essay Rosalie Colie 13. Some observations on recent Locke scholarship Hanns Aarsleff Index.