Clipped Coins, Abused Words & Civil Government: John Locke's Philosophy Of Money

by George Caffentzis

Caffentzis grounds this examination of Locke’s philosophy of economics, language, and history in the political crisis that resulted when monetary pirates “clipped” the silver currency of 17th-century England. His interventionist treatment undoes virtually all standard critical works on Locke.

Genres: Economics, History, Philosophy, Money

246 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

George Caffentzis (born 1945) is an American political philosopher and an autonomist Marxist. He founded the Midnight Notes Collective, is a founder member of the co-ordinator of the Committee for Academic Freedom in Africa and a professor of philosophy at the University of Southern Maine.