Liberty, conscience, and toleration: the political thought of William Penn
"In a seventeenth-century English landscape populated with towering political and philosophical figures - Hobbes, Harrington, Cromwell, Milton, Locke - William Penn (1644-1718) remains a man apart, a figure whom many know a little, but few know well. In Liberty, Conscience, and Toleration, Andr...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2018
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| Dans: | Année: 2018 |
| Édition: | First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Penn, William 1644-1718
/ Pensée politique
/ Tolérance religieuse
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Table des matières Literaturverzeichnis |
| Résumé: | "In a seventeenth-century English landscape populated with towering political and philosophical figures - Hobbes, Harrington, Cromwell, Milton, Locke - William Penn (1644-1718) remains a man apart, a figure whom many know a little, but few know well. In Liberty, Conscience, and Toleration, Andrew Murphy shows that, despite widespread scholarly neglected, William Penn was a sophisticated political thinker who contributed in decisive ways to the theory and practice of religious liberty in the early modern Atlantic world. The book elucidates the various political conflicts in which Penn participated, and the ways in which they facilitated the development of his political ideas over a forty-old-year political career |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0190935898 |