Our Only Star and Compass [Hardcover]

Peter C. Myers (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0847690989 | ISBN-13: 978-0847690985 | Publication Date: January 1999

In Our Only Star and Compass: Locke and the Struggle for Political Rationality, Peter C. Myers reexamines the role of Locke in liberal political philosophy. Myers considers Locke's philosophy in relation both to contemporary liberalism and to the great works of classical and modern political philosophy. With an emphasis on the human capacity for rational self-government, Myers clarifies Locke's insights into the status of reason in political life, arguing that Locke presents reason as a way of life that offers humans fulfillment, and moral and political moderation.

Editorial Reviews

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Exceptionally well written, this book represents a major contribution to Lockean scholarship. An original approach. (Choice )

An original, perceptive, and demanding contribution to the debate on interpretation that is at the center of recent literature on liberal politics. (John A. Gueguen Perspectives On Political Science )

The best book on the foundations of Locke's moral and political doctrine. . . .

This is an important contribution. . . . Forges ahead to recover a very philosophical and prudent Locke, who emerges as still the best philosophical account of the liberal regime. . . . This book enters right into the main arguments about Locke and offers a fresh interpretation. (Hittinger, John )

About the Author

Peter C. Myers is associate professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (January 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0847690989
• ISBN-13: 978-0847690985
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,166,213 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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