John Locke

Eric Mack is Professor of Philosophy at Tulane University, USA, and the author of numerous articles in scholarly journals on libertarian philosophy. Dr Meadowcroft is Lecturer in Public Policy at King's College London and the author of The Ethics of the Market (Palgrave, 2005) and co-author of Rescuing Social Capital from Social Democracy (Institute of Economic Affairs, 2007).

• Series Introduction; Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I: Intellectual Biography; Chapter 1. The Historical and Ideological Context of Locke's Political Philosophy; Part II: Critical Exposition; Chapter 2. Natural Freedom, Natural Law, and Natural Rights; Chapter 3. More State of Nature Rights; Chapter 4. From the State of Nature to the State; Chapter 5. Conquest, Resistance, and Dissolution; Chapter 6. Locke on Toleration; Part III: Reception and Contemporary Relevance; Chapter 7. The Reception and Philosophical Legacy of Locke's Political Philosophy; 1. The Reception of Locke's Political Thought; 2. Individualism and Rights; 3. The Role and Character of Rights; 4. Property Rights and Prosperity; 5. Consent and State Legitimacy; Bibliography; Index.

"The volumes in this timely series comprise the most comprehensive body of material on conservative and libertarian thought yet published in a single project devoted to the subject. The series will prove an indispensable tool not only for those concerned with the history of political thought but also for those who confront the challenging task of constructing a viable contemporary conservative identity. Professor Meadowcroft had a difficult editorial task, to which he has responded with a judicious choice of thinkers and topics." --Noel O'Sullivan, Professor of Political Philosophy, the University of Hull, UK.