An Approach to Political Philosophy: Locke in Context brings together Professor Tully's most important and innovative statements on Locke in a systematic treatment of the latter's thought that is at once contextual and critical. Each essay has been rewritten and expanded for this volume, and each seeks to understand a theme of Locke's political philosophy by interpreting it in light of the complex contexts of early modern European political thought and practice. These historical studies are then used in a variety of ways to gain critical perspectives on the assumptions underlying current debates in political philosophy and the history of political thought. The themes treated include government, toleration, discipline, property, aboriginal rights, individualism, power, labour, self-ownership, community, progress, liberty, participation, and revolution.

詹姆斯·塔利(James Tully) 加拿大维多利亚大学政治学、法学、哲学教授，加拿大皇家学会成员。1974年获不列颠哥伦比亚大学历史学学士学位，1977年获剑桥大学哲学博士学位。1977—1996年他在麦克基尔大学哲学和政治学系任教，1996—2001年任维多利亚大学政治学系教授和系主任，2001—2003年任职于多伦多大学，2003年重回维多利亚大学。他的研究领域和兴趣包括政治哲学、政治哲学史、加拿大政治理论、宪政理论等，发表了许多有关政治哲学和思想史的著述，包括《论财产：约翰·洛克及其论敌》(A discourseon property：John Locke and his adversaries，Cambridge，1980)、《陌生的多样性：歧异时代的宪政主义》(黄俊龙译，台北：联经出版事业公司，2001年版)等；主编《意义与语境：昆廷·斯金纳和对他的批评》(Meaning and context:QuentinSkinner and his critics，Polity，1988)，再编了普芬道夫的《论人与公民的职责》(Pufendorf:On the duty of man and citi