Our Only Star and Compass: Locke and the Struggle for Political Rationality

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In Our Only Star and Compass, 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.

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Exceptionally well written, this book represents a major contribution to Lockean scholarship. An original approach. * Choice Reviews *
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, Illinois State University * Perspectives on Political Science *
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. -- John Hittinger, U.S. Air Force Academy

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