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Category : Liberty
Languages : en
Pages : 70
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A letter concerning toleration [by J. Locke, tr. by W. Popple.].
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Author: John LockeA Letter concerning Toleration. Translated from the Latin of John Locke by W. Popple
Author: John LockeA Letter Concerning Toleration. By John Locke, Esq
Author: John LockeA Letter concerning Toleration. Translated from the Latin of John Locke by W. Popple.
Author: John LockeA Letter Concerning Toleration
Author: John LockePublisher:
ISBN: 9781542647588
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Languages : en
Pages : 32
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A Letter Concerning TolerationJohn LockeTranslated by William PoppleA Letter Concerning Toleration by John Locke was originally published in 1689. Its initial publication was in Latin, though it was immediately translated into other languages. Locke's work appeared amidst a fear that Catholicism might be taking over England, and responds to the problem of religion and government by proposing religious toleration as the answer. This "letter" is addressed to an anonymous "Honored Sir": this was actually Locke's close friend Philipp van Limborch, who published it without Locke's knowledge.One of the founders of Empiricism, Locke develops a philosophy that is contrary to the one expressed by Thomas Hobbes in Leviathan, in supporting toleration for various Christian denominations. Hobbes did allow for individuals to maintain their own religious beliefs as long as they outwardly expressed those of the state, however, and it has been argued that Locke's rejection of Catholic Imperialism was the ultimate basis for his rejection of government's interest in spiritual salvation.Unlike Hobbes, who saw uniformity of religion as the key to a well-functioning civil society, Locke argues that more religious groups actually prevent civil unrest. Locke argues that civil unrest results from confrontations caused by any magistrate's attempt to prevent different religions from being practiced, rather than tolerating their proliferation. Locke's primary goal is to "distinguish exactly the business of civil government from that of religion." He seeks to persuade the reader that government is instituted to promote external interests, relating to life, liberty, and the general welfare, while the church exists to promote internal interests, i.e., salvation. The two serve separate functions, and so, must be considered to be separate institutions.
A Letter Concerning Toleration
Author: John LockePublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401187940
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Limborch's edition and Popple's translation, as on whether it is true that Popple translated the Epistola into English 'a l'insu de Mr Locke', and consequently whether Locke was right or wrong in saying that the translation was made 'without my privity'. Long research into documents hitherto unpublished, or little known, or badly used, has persuaded me that Locke not only knew that Popple had undertaken to translate the Gouda Latin text, but also that Locke followed Popple's work very closely, and even that the second English edition of 1690 was edited by Locke himself. In these circumstances it does not seem possible to speak of an original text, that in Latin, and an English translation; rather they are two different versions of Locke's thoughts on Toleration. The accusations of unreliability levelled at Popple therefore fall to the ground, and the Latin and English texts acquire equal rights to our trust, since they both deserve the same place among Locke's works. Consequently the expression 'without my privity', which a number of people had seen as revealing an innate weakness in Locke's moral character, reacquires its precise meaning: testifying to Locke's profound modesty and integrity.
A Letter concerning Toleration. Translated from the Latin of John Locke by W. Popple
Author: John LockeA letter concerning toleration [tr. by W. Popple].
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Author: John LockePublisher:
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Category : Religious tolerance
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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A Letter Concerning Toleration. By John Locke .. The Twelfth Edition Corrected
Author: John LockeA Letter Concerning Toleration. by John Locke, Esq
Author: JOHN. LOCKEPublisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
ISBN: 9781385281116
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Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Delve into what it was like to live during the eighteenth century by reading the first-hand accounts of everyday people, including city dwellers and farmers, businessmen and bankers, artisans and merchants, artists and their patrons, politicians and their constituents. Original texts make the American, French, and Industrial revolutions vividly contemporary. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ John Rylands University Library of Manchester T155049 First published as 'Epistola de toleratia'. Huddersfield: printed for the editor, by J. Brooke, 1796. [2],70p.; 12°