Books by Richard Ashcraft

Presents a study which represents an example of an approach to political theory that stresses the importance of authorial intentions and of the political, social, and economic influences that structure a particular political debate. This book also provides historical evidence on the political life of Restoration England.

Helps you understand Locke's political ideas in relation to his writings on philosophy, education, religion and economics and the influence these ideas had upon eighteenth-century political theorists. This book shows how Locke constructed his political perspective as a defense of the principles of natural rights, and constitutional government.