How Long to Read Locke and the Legislative Point of View

How Long Does it Take to Read Locke and the Legislative Point of View?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 30 minutes to read Locke and the Legislative Point of View by Alex Scott Tuckness

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Determining which moral principles should guide political action is a vexing question in political theory. This is especially true when faced with the "toleration paradox": believing that something is morally wrong but also believing that it is wrong to suppress it. In this book, Alex Tuckness argues that John Locke's potential contribution to this debate--what Tuckness terms the "legislative point of view"--has long been obscured by overemphasis on his doctrine of consent. Building on a line of reasoning Locke made explicit in his later writings on religious toleration, Tuckness explores the idea that we should act politically only on those moral principles that a reasonable legislator would endorse; someone, that is, who would avoid enacting measures that could be self-defeating when applied by fallible human beings. Tuckness argues that the legislative point of view has implications that go far beyond the question of religious toleration. Locke suggests an approach to political justification that is a provocative alternative to the utilitarian, contractualist, and perfectionist approaches dominating contemporary liberalism. The legislative point of view is relevant to our thinking about many types of disputed principles, Tuckness writes. He examines claims of moral wrong, invocations of the public good, and contested political roles with emphasis on the roles of legislators and judges. This book is must reading not only for students and scholars of Locke but all those interested in liberalism, toleration, and constitutional theory.

How long is Locke and the Legislative Point of View?

Locke and the Legislative Point of View by Alex Scott Tuckness is 206 pages long, and a total of 52,736 words.

This makes it 70% the length of the average book. It also has 64% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Locke and the Legislative Point of View Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 48 minutes to read Locke and the Legislative Point of View aloud.

What Reading Level is Locke and the Legislative Point of View?

Locke and the Legislative Point of View is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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