John Locke and the Argument Against Strict Separation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6401608 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Mccabe (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 233-258 |
| Publication date | 1997-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Review of Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-6705 • E-ISSN: 1748-6858 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0034670500026620 |
| OpenAlex | W2125100046 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 16 |
Contemporary liberals who advocate strict separation between church and state often defend themselves by suggesting that such a position is the only one compatible with the principle of liberal neutrality, whose origins go back to John Locke's first Letter on Toleration. This essay argues that this line of reasoning is mistaken. While Locke did endorse the neutrality principle, he did not endorse strict separation, and this fact suggests that the connection between liberal neutrality and strict separation is not as secure as many liberals have assumed. This examination of Locke's attitudes toward neutrality and strict separation aims both to clarify what is at stake in contemporary debates over strict separation in liberal states and to consider the conditions that would have to be met to mount a Lockean argument against weakening church-state separation in contemporary liberal states
Argument (complex analysis · Law and economics · Neutrality · Political science · Politics · Separation of church and state · Sociology · State (computer science · Toleration · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law · Mathematics · Medicine · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2022 (24) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |