John Locke and the Origins of Private Property: Philosophical Explorations of Individualism, Community, and Equality by Matthew H. Kramer

by Matthew H. Kramer

Matthew Kramer offers an extensive critique of the labor theory and investigates the consequences of its downfall. With incisive analyses of the merits and failings of many aspects of Locke's political thought, Kramer advances a powerful challenge to Locke's image as an individualist. Employing a rigorously philosophical methodology, but remaining aware of the insights generated by historical approaches to Locke, Kramer concludes that Locke's political vision was in fact profoundly communitarian.

Genres: Philosophy

Hardcover

First published July 31, 1997