About the Author

Michael P. Zuckert is professor of government at the University of Notre Dame and author of Natural Rights and the New Republicanism and The Natural Rights Republic.

Reviews

This collection is not only a set of important essays on Locke, but also a major contribution to our understanding of how Locke's thought informs American political thought, both at the founding and as a critical voice in key contemporary debates in political theory. This now constitutes the most learned and philosophically profound presentation of Lockean thought that has appeared in the past generation. THOMAS L. PANGLE, AUTHOR OF THE SPIRIT OF MODERN REPUBLICANISM: THE MORAL VISION OF THE AMERICAN FOUNDERS AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF LOCKE