John Locke's moral revolution
Subtitle: from natural law to moral relativism
By: Samuel Zinaich, Jr.
Publisher: University Press of America
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
Subjects: Locke, John, -- 1632-1704.; Ethics.; Natural law.; Political science -- Philosophy.
Description: "Contrary to the long-cherished opinion of John Lock's infatuation with natural law, there is abundant proof that the amount of intellectual energy Locke devoted to his philosophical views was nowhere as narrow as the attempt to justify a natural law outlook. John Locke's Moral Revolution critiques two traditional approaches to John Locke as committed to justifying his early Christian/Aristotelian views of the law of nature. The second approach sees Locke attempting to manage a cluster of inconsistent moral views. In this new work, author Samuel Zinaich, Jr. argues that Locke attempts to establish a solid underpinning for religious, moral, and political ideas upon the philosophy of corpuscularism."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-210) and index.