Publications from Locke’s Papers (1829-  )

John Locke is unusual in the wealth of source material which he left for later scholars. In his will, he stipulated that all his manuscript papers and half of his library were to go to his cousin Peter King. These remained in the family and the papers were purchased by the Bodleian Library from the last owner, the Earl of Lovelace, in 1947. The books and a few remaining manuscripts were purchased by Paul Mellon and have been donated to the Bodleian.1

In addition to the Lovelace Collection (as it was called), a substantial collection of Locke’s papers were to be found among the papers of the Earls of Shaftesbury, deposited during the mid-nineteenth century in the Public Record Office.2 There were also Locke papers in the British Library and a few isolated (but significant) manuscripts scattered in other repositories.

This material was for long in private hands and unavailable for use. The first revelation of the richness of Locke’s papers was made by his biographers. The seventh Lord King published his life of Locke in 1829, making use of his family’s collections. The life was scarcely a biography, more a collection of documents pasted together with a little narrative. The documents were somewhat indifferently edited, with unmarked omissions and frequent inaccuracies. Locke’s Victorian biographer, H.R. Fox Bourne, did not have access to the Lovelace Collection. He made use of the documents printed by King and thoroughly explored the Shaftesbury papers and the British Library manuscripts. Locke’s twentieth-century biographer, Maurice Cranston, had access to the Lovelace Collection at the Bodleian and quoted extensively from new material, particularly Locke’s journals and correspondence.

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1 For description of these papers, see P. Long, A summary catalogue of the Lovelace Collection of the papers of John Locke in the Bodleian Library (1959) and “The Mellon donation of additional manuscripts of John Locke from the Lovelace Collection” (1964). For the catalog of Locke’s library, see Locke #956 below.

2 Calendared in: W. Noel Sainsbury, “Report on the Shaftesbury Papers” (1872-73).

[895]

King, P. The life of John Locke : with extracts from his correspondence, journals and common-place books (1829)

Includes extracts from Locke’s journals, correspondence, and notebooks; the new ed. (1830) includes nine additional letters from Limborch to Locke.

 896

“Voyage de Locke en France, de 1675 à 1679 : notes et observations extraites de ses papiers et de ses journaux manuscrits, conservés dans la famille de Lord King” / [traduits de Lord King’s Life of Locke, par Ph. Chasles]. // IN: Revue de Paris. – 14 (1830):5-18,73-79.

Y 1830.1

 897

Opinions of John Locke on the Trinity and deity of Christ. – London : published for the British and Foreign Unitarian Association by E.T. Whitfield, 1862. – 4 p.

From “Adversaria theologica” (1694), quoted from King’s Life.

[898]

Bourne, H. R. F. The life of John Locke (1876)

Includes extracts from Locke’s journals, correspondence, and notebooks.

Includes extracts from Locke’s papers in the Public Record Office, the British Library, and Limborth’s papers in Amsterdam University Library.

[899]

Cranston, M. John Locke, a biography (1957)

Journals and Notebooks

Locke constantly recorded his observations of nature and events, men and books, in a journal kept from 1675 until his death, and in a variety of commonplace books. The journals of his visit to France in 1675-1678 have been published, as have the medical notes from his journals (see Locke #925). A complete edition is being prepared for the Clarendon edition of Locke’s works.

 900

Locke’s travels in France, 1675-1679 : as related in his journals, correspondence and other papers / edited with an introduction and notes by John Lough. – Cambridge : University Press, 1953. – lxvi, 309 p.

For Lough’s introduction, see entry in Chapter 2; see also Lough, Locke’s travels in France, additions and corrections” (1976)

Reviews: Anon., Listener 50:555; M. Boas, Isis 44 (1953):387; G. Bonno, Rev.Hist.Litt.Fr. 54 (1954):221-223; E. de Beer, Rev.Eng.St. 5 (1954):296-298; S. Delorme, Rev. d’Hist. des Sciences 7 (1954):183-184; E. Garin, Gior.Crit.Fil.Ital. 1954:290-291; J.R. Newman, Sci.Am. 190:96; E. Pinto, Mod.Lang.Rev. 50 (1955):70-71; H. Roddier, Rev.Litt.Comp. 29 (1955):273-276; F. Taylor, Fr.St. 8 (1954):66-67; J. Violalenc, Rev.Hist.Econ.Soc. 32:341; J. Watkins, Hist.Today 3:656-657; M. Cranston, “Locke in France” (1953)

Reprint: New York : Garland, 1984. – (The philosophy of John Locke)

Y 338; H&W 262

Rev.

*901

The journals of John Locke / edited by Henry Schankula. – Oxford : Clarendon Press, in preparation. – (The Clarendon edition of the works of John Locke)

Unverified; see The Clarendon edition of the works of John Locke.

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A selection from the Lough edition, on “Religion in France (1676-79)” appeared in Locke #67B.

Journals.   Selections.   French.

New

*901+

Carnet de voyage à Montpellier et dans le sud de la France, 1676-1679 : inédit / John Locke ; édité sous la direction de Guy Boisson ; traduction de Marie Rivet ; introduction, présentation et commentaires de Guy Boisson ; préface d’Henri Michel. – Montpellier : Presses du Languedoc, 2005. – 206 p.

ISBN 2-85998-301-5.

Unverified.

Medical Writings

Victorian physicians were pleased to count the great philosopher as one of their own and published a few of his medical papers. The extent of Locke’s medical career and writings, however, are known primarily through the work of one man, the medical historian Kenneth Dewhurst. He has published a medical biography of Locke and numerous extracts from his papers. His most interesting conclusion has been that most of the medical treatises in Locke’s papers were in fact by Sydenham, with Locke acting as secretary or (perhaps) junior partner in the joint venture.

[902]

Sydenham, T. Anecdota Sydenhamiana (1845)

Notes from a notebook in Locke’s hand in the Bodleian Library.

[903]

Observationes medicae [English]. // IN: “Locke’s Medical observations” (1898)

Translated from Brit. Lib., Add. MS. 5714.

[904]

Observationes medicae. // IN: “Locke as a medical practitioner” / by E.T. Withington (1899)

Brit. Lib., Add. MS. 5714.

[905]

Observationes medicae. // IN: “John Locke, physician and philosopher” / by James Herbert Dempster (1932). – p. 172-186.

Brit. Lib., Add. MS. 5714.

 906

De arte medica. // IN: The physician’s art … / by Alexander George Gibson (1933). – p. 13-26.

Prints “De arte medica 69” [PRO 30/24/47/2].

Y 337

[907]

Dewhurst, K. “Locke’s midwifery notes” (1954)

Prints notes from MS. Locke c. 29, ff. 95-98.

[908]

Dewhurst, K. “Truss designed by Locke” (1954)

Reproduces MS. Locke c. 29, f. 121.

[909]

Dewhurst, K. “The four constitutions” (1955)

Quotes the beginning of “Of the 4 constitutions” [MS. Locke c. 19, ff. 170-176]; the complete paper is printed in Dewhurst, Dr. Thomas Sydenham … (1966). – p. 140-144.

[910]

Dewhurst, K. “Sydenham on ‘A dysentry’ ” (1955)

Includes “A dysentry” [MS. Locke c. 29, f. 19ff.]; reprinted in Dewhurst, Dr. Thomas Sydenham … (1966). – p. 123-125.

[911]

Dewhurst, K. “Sydenham on smallpox” (1955)

Includes “Variola” (1670) [MS. Locke c. 29, f. 22]

[912]

Dewhurst, K. “A symposium on trigeminal neuralgia” (1957)

Prints several letters from the Lovelace Collection.

[913]

Dewhurst, K. “Locke and Sydenham on the teaching of anatomy” (1958)

Prints “Anatomie” (1668) [PRO 30/24/47/2, ff. 31-38]; reprinted in Dewhurst, Dr. Thomas Sydenham … (1966). – p. 85-93.

[913A]

Romanell, P. “Locke and Sydenham, a fragment on smallpox” (1958)

Prints “Smallpox Preface 70.”

[914]

Dewhurst, K. “An essay on coughs by Locke and Sydenham” (1959)

Prints “Tussis”; reprinted in Dewhurst, Dr. Thomas Sydenham … (1966). – p. 94-100.

[915]

Dewhurst, K. “An Oxford medical student’s notebook” (1959)

Quotes notes from MS. Locke e. 4.

[916]

Dewhurst, K. “Sydenham’s original treatise on smallpox …” (1959)

Prints “Epistle dedicatory to the first edition” and “Preface” [PRO 30/24/47/2, ff. 50-52, 54-61] and “Treatise on smallpox” [by Sydenham; MS. Locke c.21, ff. 3-17]; reprinted in Dewhurst, Dr. Thomas Sydenham … (1966). – p. 101-109.

[917]

Dewhurst, K. “Locke’s essay on respiration” (1960)

Prints “Respirationis usus” [PRO 30/24/47/2, ff. 71-74] and an English translation, “The purpose of respiration.”

[918]

Dewhurst, K. “John Locke’s medical notes during his residence in Holland” (1962)

[919]

Dewhurst, K. “Post-mortem examination on case of rickets …” (1962)

Prints manuscript notes, 4 June 1666 [MS. Locke d. 9, p. 68]

[920]

Dewhurst, K. “A review of John Locke’s research in social and preventive medicine” (1962)

Includes “Preliminary topicks or articles or enquiry in order to the history of diseases” [MS. Locke c. 42A, ff. 98-100]

[921]

Dewhurst, K. “A seventeenth-century symposium on manic-depressive psychosis” (1962)

Includes opinions of various doctors from Locke’s correspondence and “Madnesse” [Journal, 5 & 11 Nov. 1677: MS. Locke f. 2, p. 317-318, 348]

[922]

Dewhurst, K. “Some letters of Dr. Charles Goodall …” (1962)

Prints letters from the Lovelace Collection.

[923]

Dewhurst, K. “Some 17th-century veterinary notes …” (1962)

Prints notes from various journals and notebooks.

[924]

Dewhurst, K. “Dr. William Cole’s … letters to John Locke” (1963)

Prints letters from MS. Locke c. 6, ff. 195-212.

[925]

Dewhurst, K. John Locke (1632-1704), physician and philosopher : a medical biography : with an edition of the medical notes in his journals (1963)

[926]

Dewhurst, K. “The treatment of syphilis in the seventeenth century” (1963)

Includes extracts from Locke’s journal for 1678 [MS. Locke f.3, p. 125-160]

[927]

Romanell, P. “Some medico-philosophical excerpts from the Mellon Collection of Locke papers” (1964)

Contains transcriptions of the following manuscript pieces: “Rosicrucians 79,” “Thurneisserus 79,” “Auditus,” and “Morbus 82.”

[928]

Dewhurst, K. Dr. Thomas Sydenham (1624-1689), his life and original writings (1966)

Includes the following manuscript pieces by Sydenham and/or Locke: “De arte medica, or Ars medica, 1669” (p. 79-84) – “Anatomie, 1668” (p. 85-93) – “Tussis” (p. 94-100) – “Smallpox 1669” [including the “Epistle and Preface”] (p. 100-122) – “A dysentery” (p. 123-125) – “Febres intercurrentes” – “Pleurisie” – “Febres intermittentes” – “Of the four constitutions” (p. 140-144) – “Theologia rationalis” – and a selection of letters.

[929]

Dewhurst, K. “John Locke à Montpellier : notes médicales tirées de son journal, 1676-1678” (1967)

[930]

Dewhurst, K. Thomas Willis’s Oxford lectures (1980)

Translation of Latin lecture notes (ca.1661-64) from notebooks by Locke and Richard Lower.

[930A]

Romanell, P. John Locke and medicine (1984)

Includes transcriptions of “Smallpox Preface 70” (p. 71) and “Morbus” [c. 1666] (p. 207-209)

[930B]

Sánchez González, M. A. “Las ideas antianatómicas y antimicroscópicas de Thomas Sydenham” (1988)

Includes the text of “Anatomia 1668” (p. 252-263)

[930C]

Walmsley, J. C. John Locke’s natural philosophy (1632-1671) (1998)

Includes an appendix of transcriptions of Locke medical papers: “Resporationis usus” (leaves 262-271) – “Morbus” (leaves 272-276) – “Anatomia” (leaves 277-290) – “De arte medica” (leaves 291-300)

[930D]

Walmsley, J. C. “Morbus : Locke’s early essay on disease” (2000)

Includes a transcription of “Morbus” [c. 1666] (p. 390-393)

New

930E

Ensayo sobre la anatomía / Thomas Sydenham y John Locke ; traducción y introducción de Miguel Ángel Sánchez González. – Oviedo : KRK, 2009. – 92 pages. – (Cuadernos de pensamiento ; 2)

Spanish translation of Anatomia [PRO 30/24/47 /2, ff. 47-56]

ISBN: 978-84-8367-202-0

Unverified.

[930F]

Sánchez González, M. A. “El ensayo Ars medica de John Locke, y la influencia de sus ideas médicas sobre la filosofía empirista” / Miguel Ángel Sánchez González. // IN: Asclepio. – 66 (2014):39-

Includes Spanish translation of De arte medica [PRO 30/24/47/2, ff. 47-56].

New

*930+

“O sztuce medycznej” / John Locke ; przekład i opracowanie Adam Grzeliński. // IN: Studia z historii filozofii. – 8:nr 2 (2017):17-23.

Polish translation of “De arte medica” [PRO 30/24/47/2, ff. 47-56].

Unverified.

LS 18:11

New

*930+

“Funkcja oddychania” / John Locke ; przekład i opracowanie Tomasz Gliński. // IN: Studia z historii filozofii. – 8:nr 2 (2017):9-16.

Polish translation of “Respirationis usus” [PRO 30/24/47/2, ff. 71-74].

Unverified.

LS 18:11

Rev.

*931

Writings on natural philosophy and medicine / John Locke ; edited by Peter Anstey and Lawrence Principe. – Oxford : Clarendon Press, in preparation. – (The Clarendon edition of the works of John Locke)

Contents: 1, Medical writings: Morbus ; Respirationis usus ; Anatomia ; De arte medica ; The case of Anthony Ashley Cooper ; Other medical case notes – 2, Contributions to learned journals – 3, Advertisement to Boyle’s General history of the air – 4, Elements of natural philosophy – 5, Locke’s weather charts – 6, Catalogue of Locke’s herbarium.

Unverified; see The Clarendon edition of the works of John Locke.

Drafts of An essay concerning human understanding

The process of writing the Essay was a lengthy one. The work’s development can be traced through three surviving drafts.3 The first, called Draft A, was written in 1671, was published in 1936 by Aaron and Gibb. The second, Draft B, likewise written in 1671, was published in 1931 by Rand. Only excerpts from the third (Draft C) have been published. The Clarendon edition will include transcriptions of all the drafts.

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3 There is a partial copy of Draft A in the Shaftesbury papers [PRO 30/24/47/7] This is described by P. Laslett, “Locke and the first Earl of Shaftesbury : another early writing on the understanding” / Peter Laslett. // IN: Mind. – New series:61 (1952):89-92; and by C.S. Johnston, “A note on an early draft of Locke’s Essay in the Public Record Office” / Charlotte S. Johnston. // IN: Ibid. – New series:63 (1954):334-338. The development of the drafts is described by R.I. Aaron, “How the Essay was written.” // IN: John Locke / by Richard I. Aaron. – 2nd ed. – Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1955. – p. 50-55.

Draft A.   “Sic cogitavit de Intellectu Humano Jo: Locke anno 1671”

 932

An early draft of Locke’s Essay : together with excerpts from his journals / edited by R.I. Aaron and Jocelyn Gibb. – Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1936. – xxviii, 132 p.

For the introduction, see entry in Chapter 3.

For corrections, see P.H. Nidditch, “Aaron and Gibb’s edition of Draft A …”

Reviews: Anon., T.L.S. 26 Sept. 1936:764; A.J. Ayer, Spectator 157:315-316; G.R., Oxf.Mag. 10 June 1936:743-744.

Y 332; H&W 259

 933

Draft A of Locke’s Essay concerning human understanding : the earliest extant autograph version / transcribed with critical apparatus by Peter H. Nidditch. – [Sheffield] : Department of Philosophy, University of Sheffield, 1980. – 200 p.

A preliminary version of the text to appear in the Clarendon edition [Locke #942]; textual corrections were printed by Nidditch, Locke newsletter 11 (1980):108.

Y 333; LNL 11:4,12:6

Draft A.   French

 934

Draft A : première esquisse de l’Essai philosophique concernant l’entendement humain / John Locke ; traduction, introduction et notes par Marylène Delbourg-Delphis. – Paris : J. Vrin, 1974. – 158 p.

For the introduction, see entry in Chapter 3.

Draft A.   Italian

 935

Il primo abbozzo del Saggio / Giovanni Locke ; traduzione e nota illustrativa a cura di Vittorio Sainati. – Bari : Laterza, 1951. – 128 p.

Also published as an appendix to the 1951 translation of the Essay [Locke #390]

Draft B.   “De Intellectu humano 1671” [MS Locke f. 26]

 936

An essay concerning the understanding, knowledge, opinion and assent / by John Locke ; edited with an introduction by Benjamin Rand. – Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1931. – lx, 307 p.

For Rand’s introduction, see entry in Chapter 3.

For corrections to the text, see P.H. Nidditch, “Rand’s edition of Draft B of the Essay (1981)

Reviews: S.P. Lamprecht, “The early draft of Locke’s Essay (1932); H.H. Price, Phil. 7 (1932):247; J. Shine, Studies 21:341; W.R. Sorley, Mind 41 (1932):126-128.

Y 331; H&W 258

 937

Draft B of Locke’s Essay concerning human understanding : the fullest extant autograph version / transcribed with critical apparatus by Peter H. Nidditch. – [Sheffield] : Department of Philosophy, University of Sheffield, 1982. – 360 p.

A preliminary version of the text to appear in the Clarendon edition [Locke #942]

Y 334; LNL 13:6

Draft B.   Italian

 938

La conoscenza umana / Giovanni Locke ; a cura di Armando Carlini. – Bari : G. Laterza, 1948. – 305 p. – (Piccola biblioteca filosofici)

For Carlini’s preface, see entry in Chapter 3.

Review: E. Garin, Gior.Crit.Fil.Ital. 1948:392.

 939

Saggio sull’intelligenza, secondo abbozzo / Locke ; introduzione di C.A. Viano. – Bari : Laterza, [1968]. – 272 p. – (Piccola biblioteca filosofici)

Reprint of the previous item.

For the introduction, see entry in Chapter 3.

Draft C.   [Morgan Library and Museum, New York. MA 998]

[940]

Aaron, R. I. “Draft C of Locke’s Essay (1955)

Contains quotations from the manuscript.

[941]

Mattern, R. “Locke on power and causation : excerpts from the 1685 draft of the Essay (1981). – p. 847-939.

Drafts (Complete)
Drafts for the Essay, volume 1

Rev.

 942

Drafts for the Essay concerning human understanding, and other philosophical writings. Volume 1, Drafts A and B / John Locke ; edited by Peter H. Nidditch and G.A.J. Rogers. – Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1990. –; xxvi, 299 pages. – (The Clarendon edition of the works of John Locke)

ISBN 978-0-19-824545-2.

Contains Draft A and Draft B.

Review: J. R. Milton, Locke newsletter 22:125-139.

Y 335; LNL 22:11

Drafts for the Essay, volume 2

Rev.

*942A

Drafts for the Essay concerning human understanding. Volume II, Draft C / John Locke ; edited by J. R. Milton and G.A.J. Rogers. – Oxford : Clarendon Press, 2021. – lxxxiii, 315 pages. – (The Clarendon edition of the works of John Locke)

ISBN 978-0-19-871721-8.

Contains Draft C.

For Milton’s introductions, see entry in Chapter 3.

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Draft of Some thoughts concerning education

The development of the text of Some thoughts concerning education was related above. Locke’s 1685 draft was published by Kenyon in 1933.

 943

Directions concerning education : being the first draft of his Thoughts concerning education / John Locke ; now printed from Additional MS. 38771 in the British Museum with an introduction by Frederic George Kenyon. – Oxford : for presentation to members of the Roxburgh Club, 1933. – 84 p.

For the introduction, see entry in Chapter 4.

Y 336; A Br-38; H&W 259

Essays on the law of nature

The first substantial new work to emerge from the Lovelace Collection was “Essays on the law of nature,” published by W. von Leyden in 1954, containing the text of Locke’s 1664 lectures on moral philosophy (and a miscellaneous collection of shorthand notes).

Rev.

 944

Essays on the law of nature / John Locke ; the Latin text with a translation, introduction and notes, together with transcripts of Locke’s shorthand in his journal for 1676, edited by W. von Leyden. – Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1954. – xi, 292 p.

Latin text, printed from MS. Locke f.31, collated with MS. Locke e.6 and f.30, and English translation on facing pages.

Also includes the following transcriptions of shorthand notes: “A note on translating three of Pierre Nicole’s Essais de morale (p. 252-254) – “Spelling” (p. 254-257) – “Extension” (p. 258-259) – “Idolatry” (p. 259-263) – “Pleasure and pain. The passions” (p. 263-272) ” “Faith and reason” (p. 272-281) [the latter contains four separate entries: “Toleration, Peace,” “Faith and reason,” “Transubstantiation,” and “Knowledge”]

First published 1954; reprinted from corrected sheets, 1958; reprinted again in 2002.

Reviews: Anon., T.L.S. 19 Nov. 1954:745; D.J. Allan, Phil. 31 (1956):183-185; M. Cranston, Listener 52:579-580; G. Jacob, Arch.Stud.Neu.Spr. 192:315; J.W. Lenz, “Locke’s Essays on the law of nature (1956); P.G. Lucas, “John Locke” (1956); C. Morris, J.Theol.St. 7:172; J.W. Yolton, Phil.Rev. 64 (1955): 487-491; D.D. Raphael, Mind 66 (1957):565-566; L. Strauss, “Locke’s doctrine of natural law” (1958); W. Euchner, “Zum Streit um die Interpretation der politischen Philosophie John Lockes” (1962)

Y 339; H&W 262

New

944A

Questions concerning the law of nature / John Locke ; with an introduction, text, and translation by Robert Horwitz, Jenny Strauss Clay, and Diskin Clay. – Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, 1990. – x, 260 p.

Includes “Introduction” / Robert Horwitz; “The manuscripts” / Jenny Strauss Clay (p. 63-72); “Translator’s introduction” / Diskin Clay (p. 73-89); the Latin text (from MS. Locke e.6 and f.1) and an English translation on facing pages.

Review: M.A. Stewart, LNL 23 (1992):145-165.

Y 340; LNL 21:5

*945

Disputations on the law of nature / John Locke ; edited by Hannah Dawson and Richard Ellis. – Oxford : Clarendon Press, in preparation. – (The Clarendon edition of the works of John Locke)

Also knonwn as Essays on the law of nature.

Unverified; see The Clarendon edition of the works of John Locke.

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A selection from the “Essays” was included in Locke #343. A German translation of Essay no. 7 and 8 was included in Locke #872.

Essays on the law of nature.   Chinese

New

*945+

自然法论文集 / 洛克著 ; 李季璇译. – 北京 : 商务印书馆, 2014.

Zi ran fa lun wen ji / Luoke zhu ; Li Jixuan yi. – Beijing : Shang wu yin shu guan, 2014. – 160 pages.

ISBN 978-7-1000-9669-0.

Unverified.

New

*945+

论自然法则 专著 = Essays on the law of nature / (英)洛克 (John Locke) 等著 ; 徐健选编 ; 苏光恩, 杨顺等译. – 第1版. – 上海 : 华东师范大学出版社, 2014. – 307 pages. – (西方传统经典与解释. 洛克集)

Lun zi ran fa ze Zhuan zhu = Essays on the law of nature / (ying) Luoke (John Locke) deng zhu ; Xu Jian xuan bian ; Su Guangen, Yang Shun deng yi. – Di 1 ban. – Shanghai : Hua dong shi fan da xue chu ban she, 2014. – 307 pages. – (Xi fang chuan tong jing dian yu jie shi. Luoke ji)

ISBN 978-7-567-51842-1.

Unverified.

Essays on the law of nature.   French and Latin

New

*945+

Essais sur la loi de nature / John Locke ; présentation et traduction par Hervé Guineret. – Caen : Centre de philosophie politique et juridique, 1986. – xiv, 173 p. – (Bibliothèque de philosophie politique et juridique. Textes et documents)

Latin text and French translation on facing pages.

Unverified.

Essays on the law of nature.   Italian

*946

Saggi sulla legge di natura / Giovanni Locke ; a cura di F. Scrimieri. – Roma : Ciranna, 1961.

M 46

 947

Saggi sulla legge naturale / John Locke ; a cura di Marta Cristiani ; introduzione de Giuseppe Bedeschi. – Bari : Laterza, 1973. – cxvi, 85 p. – (Piccola biblioteca filosofica Laterza ; 84)

Includes “Società naturale e società civile nella filosofia politica di Locke” / Giuseppe Bedeschi (p. vii-cxvii) [reprint of Bedeschi 1971]

Reviews: A. Postigliola, “Locke e la legge naturale” (1974); L. Albanese, “Gli otto saggi di Locke sul diritto naturale” (1974)

M 61

Essays on the law of nature.   Italian   Selections.

[948]

Fassò, G. La legge della ragione (1964).

Includes selections from the “Essays” (p. 847-939)

Essays on the law of nature.   Spanish.

New

*948+

Ensayos sobre la ley natural / John Locke ; edición crítica a cargo de Isabel Ruiz-Gallardón García de la Rasilla. – Madrid : Universidad Complutense, Facultad de Derecho : Centro de Estud. Super. Sociales y Jurídicos Ramón Carande, [1998]. – 174 p.

ISBN 8-4897-6496-4.

Unverified.

New

*948+

Lecciones sobre la ley natural ; Discurso fúnebre del censor / John Locke ; introducción de Manuel Salguero; traducción del latín y notas de Manuel Salguero y Andrés Espinosa. – Granada : Comares, 1998. – 161 p. – (Biblioteca Comares de ciencia jurídica . Colección Los Argonautas ; 4)

ISBN 8-4815-1753-4.

Unverified.

New

*948+

La ley de la naturaleza / John Locke ; estudio preliminar y traducción de Carlos Mellizo. – Madrid : Tecnos, 2007. – xxxiv, 103 pages. – (Clásicos del pensamiento. Tercer milenio).

ISBN 978-84-3094-538-2.

Unverified.

Essays on the law of nature.   Turkish.

New

*948+

Tabiat Kanunu üzerine denemeler / John Locke ; Türkçesi İsmail Çetin. – 1. basım. – İstanbul : Paradigma Yayınları, 1999. – 94 pages. – (Paradigma kitabı. Felsefe klasikleri dizisi ; 5. kitap)

ISBN 978-97-596-9792-1.

Unverified.

Early Writings on Toleration

Locke’s early development was further illuminated by the discovery of his early writings on toleration. The following pieces have been published:

(1) “Quest: whether the Civill Magistrate may lawfully impose and determine the use of indifferent things in reference to Religious Worship” (1660) [MS. Locke e.7] Reply to Edward Bagshaw’s The great question concerning things indifferent in religious worship (1660); Locke supports the authority of the magistrate.

(2) “An Magistratus Civilis possit res adiaphoras in divini cultus ritus asciscere, Eosque populo imponere? Aff.” (1660-63) [MS. Locke, c.28, ff.3-20 ] The Latin tract on the power of the civil magistrate.

(3) “An necesse sit dari in Ecclesia infallibilem Sacro Sancti Scripturae interpretum? Negatur” [PRO 30/24/47/33] This piece shows Locke beginning to doubt the wisdom of entrusting conscience to the magistrate.

(4) “An essay concerning toleration” (1667) There are four copies: MS. Locke c. 28, ff.21-32; PRO 30/24/47/1; Huntington Library HM584; and Adversaria ethica, p.106-125 [present whereabouts unknown]

(5) “Toleratio” (1679) [MS. Locke d.1, p.125-126]

(6) Critical notes on Edward Stillingfleet’s The mischief of separation (1680) and The unreasonableness of separation (1681) [MS. Locke c. 34]

The English and Latin tracts and the “Essay” were first edited by Viano and published in Italy in 1961. An edition of the two tracts on the civil magistrate was published by Abrams in 1967.

 949

Scritti editi e inediti sulla tolleranza / John Locke ; a cura di Carlo Augusto Viano. – Torino : Taylor, 1961. – 255 p. – (Documenti e ricerche, Biblioteca di cultura contemporanea)

Contains “Introduzione,” “Primo scritto sulla tolleranza” (p. 14-61) – “Secondo scritto sulla tolleranza” (p. 62-80) – “An essay concerning toleration” (p. 81-109)– “Epistola sulla tolleranza” [traduzione] (p. 110-151) – “Primo scritto sulla tolleranza” [traduzione] (p. 158-198) – “Secondo scritto sulla tolleranza” [traduzione] (p. 199-218) – and “Saggio sulla tolleranza” [traduzione] (p. 219-239)

Reviews: E Garin, Gior.Crit.Fil.Ital. 1961:541; G. Penati, Riv.Fil.Neosc. 1961:333-334; G. Federici Vescovini, Riv.Fil. 1961:489-491.

Y 341; M 47

 950

Two tracts on government / John Locke ; edited with an introduction, notes and translation by Philip Abrams. – Cambridge : University Press, 1967. – x, 264 p.

Contains: “Introduction” (p. 1-114) – First tract on government: “Preface to the reader” (p. 117-123) – “Question: Whether the civil magistrate may lawfully impose and determine the use of indifferent things in reference to religious worship” (p. 124-181) – Second tract on government: “An magistratus civilis possit res adiaphoras in divini cultus ritus asciscere, easque populo imponere? Affirmatur” (p. 185-209) – [English translation:] “Whether the civil magistrate may incorporate indifferent things into the ceremonies of divine worship and impose them on the people? Confirmed” (p. 210-241) – Appendix. Supplementary papers: (a) The letter to “S H” [MS. Locke c. 27, f. 12] – (b) The letter of James Allestry to Samuel Tilly [MS Locke c. 3, f. 21] – (c) The “Adversaria 1661” [Adversaria 1661, pp. 1-3] – (d) MS. evidence of the sources of Locke’s political ideas.

Reviews: L. Strauss, “John Locke as ‘authoritarian’ ” (1967); W.J. Bluhm, 17thCent.News 26 (1968):58; E.S. de Beer, Library 5th ser.:23 (1968):171-172; M.M. Goldsmith, Pol.Sci.Q. 83 (1968):610-611; W.A. Speck, N.&Q. 16:112; F.H. Willhoite, Am.Pol.Sci.Rev. 62 (1968):614; J.W. Yolton, J.Hist.Ph. 6 (1968):291-294; Ryan, “The ‘new’ Locke” (1969)

Y 342; H&W 266

 951

An essay concerning toleration ; and Toleratio / John Locke ; collated, with an introduction and notes, by Kimimasa Inoue. – Nara, Japan : The Society for the Study of Locke’s Political Philosophy, 1974. – 43 p.

Includes the editor’s “Introduction.”“An essay concerning toleration” “Toleratio.” (p. 47)

[952]

Biddle, J. C. “Locke’s essay on infallibility : introduction, text, and translation.” (1977)

Includes the text of Locke’s essay on infallibility [PRO 30/24/47/33] and an English translation.

Essay concerning toleration

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952A

An essay concerning toleration : and other writings on law and politics, 1667-1683 / John Locke ; edited with an introduction, critical apparatus, notes and transcription of ancillary manuscripts by J. R. Milton and Philip Milton. – Oxford : Clarendon Press, 2006. – xi, 458 p. – (The Clarendon edition of the works of John Locke)

ISBN 978-0-19-823721-1 (hbk.); 978-0-19-957573-2 (pbk.)

Detailed contents.

For the introductions, see entry in Chapter 7.

Reviews: R.S. Woolhouse, Locke studies 6 (2006):219-227; Paul E. Sigmund, Br.J.Hist.Phil. 17 (2009):421-424.

Abstract: PhI 2006.

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Paperback edition (2010) contains corrections of misprints and minor errors.

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*952B

The nature of churches / John Locke ; edited by Timothy Stanton. – Oxford : Clarendon Press, in prospect. – (The Clarendon edition of the works of John Locke)

MS Locke c.34; also known as Defence of nonconformity and Critical notes on Stillingfleet.

Unverified; see The Clarendon edition of the works of John Locke.

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*952C

Two tracts on government / John Locke ; edited by Jacqueline Rose and Peter Maxwell-Stuart. – Oxford : Clarendon Press, in prospect. – (The Clarendon edition of the works of John Locke)

This edition will also include the “Essay on infallibility”.

Unverified; see The Clarendon edition of the works of John Locke.

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A modernized version of An Essay concerning toleration was included in A letter concerning toleration and other writings (2010). – p. 105-139.

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A German translation of the Latin tract was included in Locke #872. A French translation of the “Essay concerning toleration” was included in Locke #74A.

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An Italian translation of the essay on infallibility was included with “Il saggio di Locke sull’infallibilità del papa” / Raffaele Russo. // IN: Archivio di storia della cultura. – 25 (2012):461-470.

Early writings on toleration   Spanish.

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*952D

Ensayo sobre la tolerancia y otros escritos sobre ética y obediencia civil / John Locke ; selección de textos, traducción, introducción y notas de Blanca Rodríguez López y Diego A. Fernández Peychaux. – Madrid : Biblioteca Nueva, 2011. – 213 pages. – (Clásicos del pensamiento económico y social. Serie filosofía)

ISBN 978-84-9940-231-4.

Unverified.

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A Spanish translation of the “Two tracts on government” was included in Locke #875+.

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A Spanish translation of the “Essay concerning toleration” was included in Locke #84A.

Library and Reading Lists

In addition to his papers, Locke left half his library to Peter King. This portion was purchased by Paul Mellon and is now in the Bodleian Library. The other half was left to Francis Masham and was dispersed in 1883. Locke kept a catalog of his library, which was published by Harrison and Laslett in 1965, and made numerous lists of books for various purposes.

[953]

Lough, J. “Locke’s list of books banned in France in 1679” (1951)

Includes “Libri 79 : Catalogue de livres deffendus et qu’on trouve avec peine” [MS. Locke c.26, ff.54-56]

[954]

Lough, J. “Locke’s reading during his stay in France (1675-1679)” (1953)

[955]

Bonno, G. Les relations intellectuelles de Locke avec la France : d’après des documents inédites (1955)

Includes extensive lists of Locke’s French reading.

[956]

Harrison, J. R. & Laslett, P. The library of John Locke (1965)

Also: 2nd ed. – Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1971. – xi, 313 p.

An edition of Locke’s master library catalogue; also includes other lists of Locke’s books.

Miscellaneous Papers

Philosophical/Theological papers

[956A]

Von Leyden, W. “John Locke and natural law.” (1965)

Prints “Lex naturae” [MS. Locke f. 3, p. 201-202]

[957]

Acworth, R. “Locke’s first reply to John Norris” (1971)

Prints “JL Answer to Mr. Norris Reflections 92” [MS. Locke c.28, ff.107-112] (p. 8-11)

[958]

Driscoll, E. A. “The influence of Gassendi on Locke’s hedonism” (1972)

Prints “Happynesse” (p. 100) and “Ethica 92” (p. 102-103)

[959]

Sina, M. “Testi teologico-filosofici lockiani dal MS. Locke c.27 della Lovelace Collection” (1972)

Contains the following manuscript pieces: “Philanthropoy, or the Christian philosopher’s” (1675) – “Queries” (1675) – “De S. Scripturae authoritate” (1685) – “An inward inspiration or revelation” (1687) – “Pacifick Christians” (1688) – “Redemption. Death” (1697) – “Spirit, soul and body, I Thess. V,23”“Who righteous man” (1696) – “Critica al sermone di Bentley ‘Of the revelation and the Messias’” (1696?) – “Observations on Mr. Bolds papers” (Dec. 1698) – “Christianae religionis brevis delineatio” (1702) – “An essay for the understanding of St. Paul’s Epistles …” [draft] (1703) – “Volkelij Hypothesis lib. de vera religione.”

[960]

Sargentich, T. “Locke and ethical theory” (1974)

Includes “Morality” [MS. Locke c. 28, ff. 139-140) (p. 26-28) and “Ethica 92” [MS. Locke c. 42B, p. 224] (p. 29-31)

[960+]

Farr, J. “The way of hypotheses : Locke on method” (1987)

Includes transcription of “Method” [MS. Locke c.28, ff. 115-116] (p. 70-72)

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*960+

“Dwa fragmenty poświęcone etyce” / John Locke ; przeklad i opracowanie, Adam Grzeliński, Marcin T. Zdrenka. // IN: Studia z historii filozofii. – 2:9 (2018):9-20.

Contains “O etyce w ogolności” [Polish translation of “Of ethick in general”] (pages 9-18) and “Etyka” [Polish translation of “Ethica”] (pages 18-20); translations based on the texts in Writings on religion (2002).

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Several volumes of the Clarendon edition of the works of John Locke contain philosophical manuscripts. Abridgements of the Essay concerning human understanding and other philosophical writings, 1672-1689 [Locke #40+] will contain Locke’s abridged version of the Essay as well as other miscellaneous manuscripts. The conduct of the understanding and other philosophical writings, 1690–1704 [Locke #760C] will contain the text of projected additions to the Essay, the papers on Norris and Malebranche, and other miscellaneous philosophical manuscripts.

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The following volumes in the Clarendon edition of the works of John Locke include miscellaneous theological manuscripts: A paraphrase and notes … [Locke #720]; The reasonableness of Christianity … [Locke #655]; and A discourse of miracles and other writings on religion (in preparation) [Locke #780+].

Educational papers

 962

“Saggio sulla ricreazione, March 1677” / traduzione di Cesare Scurati. // IN: “I pensieri di J. Locke sul ‘tempo libero’ ” / a cura di Piero Viotto (1964)

An Italian translation of “Essay on recreation.”

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Lord King (1829) printed a piece called “Of study.” This has been reprinted with Some thoughts in 1830 [Locke #550]; Axtell printed it from the manuscript in 1968 [Locke #562]. Italian versions appeared in Locke #617, #621 and #801.

Of study.   Italian.

[962+]

“Dello studio : trattato” / di Giovanni Locke. // IN: Giovanni Locke educatore : studio critico / di Eduardo Taglialatela ; seguito da due opuscoli pedagogici per la prima volta tradotti in Italiano ([1920]). – p. 69-88.

C 125; M 3, 103

Papers on economics and government

 963

“Les projets de réforme sociale de Locke.” // IN: John Locke, ses théories politiques et leur influence en Angleterre … / par Ch. Bastide (1906). – p. 377-379.

Includes “Atlantis 1679” [Atlantis 1679 from Brit.Lib. Add. MS. 15,642]

 964

“A memorandum addressed to John Locke in 1696 on the failure of the Company of White Paper Makers.” // IN: Wolvercote Mill : a study of paper-making at Oxford / by Harry Carter (1957) – p. 66.

Prints “Reasons why the paper manufacture in England has not succeeded” (1696) [MS. Locke c.30, f.43]

 965

“Locke’s early MS. on interest.” // IN: The origins of scientific economics / William Letwin (1963). – p. 295-323.

Prints “Some of the consequences that are like to follow upon the lessening of interest to 4 percent” [MS. Locke e. 8]

 966

“John Locke’s proposal about repairing the coin.” // IN: The great recoinage / Ming-Hsun Li (1963). – p. 224-236.

Prints “Dr. Lock’s proposal about repairing the coyn” [Goldsmith’s Library, MS. 62, ff. 14-19]

[967]

Kammen, M. G. “Virginia at the close of the seventeenth century : an appraisal” / by James Blair and John Locke ; edited by Michael G. Kammen (1966)

Prints “Some of the cheif greivances of the present constitution of Virginia, with an essay towards the remedies thereof” [MS. Locke e. 9(a)] (p. 153-169)

[967A]

Dunn, J. “Consent in the political theory of John Locke” (1967)

Prints (in part) “Lex naturae” [MS. Locke f. 3, p. 201-202]

[968]

Dunn, J. “Justice and the interpretation of Locke’s political theory.” (1968)

Prints “Venditio 95” (p. 84-87)

 969

“John Locke’s notes on trade, c.1674.” // IN: Seventeenth-century economic documents / edited by Joan Thirsk and J.P. Cooper. – Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1972. – p. 96.

Prints “Trade essay 1674” [MS.Locke c. 30, f. 18]

 970

“Per una naturalizzazione generale” / John Locke. // IN: Prassi e teoria. – Nuova serie:no. 7 (1980):221-225.

Reprint of Fagiani’s Italian translation of “For a generall naturalization” (1693) [see previous item]

970A

[Proposals relating to recoinage] / [with an introduction by Hiroshi Takemoto]. // IN: Ōsaka Keidai ronshū. – nos. 134-136 (1980).

Prints Thirteen proposals relating to recoinage from Goldsmith’s Library, University of London, MS. 62.

Unverified; source: Kelly, Locke on money v. 2:618.

[970B]

Bellatalla, L. Atlantis : spunti e appunti su un inedito lockiano. (1983)

“Appendice : John Locke, Atlantis” (p. 53-72) [transcriptions of “Atlantis” entries from Locke’s Journals, 1677-1679 (p. 57-64) and an Italian translation (p. 65-70)

[970D]

Pringle, H. M. Nature, virtue and gratitude : Locke’s representation of power. (1986)

Includes transcriptions of “Labor” [Adversaria 1661] (leaves 297-298) and “Atlantis” from Locke’s journals, 1676-1678 (leaves 299-305)

[970E]

Resnick, D. “John Locke and the problem of naturalization.” (1987)

Includes transcript of “For a generall naturalization” (p. 385-388)

[970F]

Milton, J. R. & Milton, P. “Selecting the grand jury : a tract by John Locke.”

Includes transcriptions of [Selecting the grand jury] (PRO 30/24/47/30, ff. 32-35) and “Some queries upon the statute … concerning errecting the pannels of juries …” (PRO 30/24/6/403, f. 1r).

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970G

Colonial writings / John Locke ; edited by David Armitage. – Oxford : Clarendon Press, in preparation. – (The Clarendon edition of the works of John Locke)

Unverified; see The Clarendon edition of the works of John Locke.

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970H

John Locke and America : the Board of Trade and Plantation papers, 1696-1700 / edited by Mark Goldie. – Oxford : Oxford University Press, in preparation.

A calendar, summaries, and selective transcriptions of all the approximately 200 documents co-signed by Locke, or closely associated with him, during his tenure as a commissioner of the Board of Trade.

Unverified; see The Clarendon edition of the works of John Locke.

Miscellaneous papers

[970+]

Cox, R. H. Locke on war and peace / by Richard H. Cox. – Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1960.

Prints some entries from Locke’s Journals.

[970+]

Simonutti, L. “Absolute, universal, equal and inviolable liberty of conscience : Popple, Locke e il ‘Dry Club’ ” (2001).

Includes the following appendices: “Pacifick Christians” (p. 737-738) – “Rules of a society” (p. 739-740) – “Rules of the Dry Club” (p. 741-743) – “The Club” (p. 744-749).

Literary and Historical Writings

Rev.

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Literary and historical writings / John Locke ; edited by J. R. Milton, in collaboration with Brandon Chua, Geoffrey Kemp, David McInnis, John Spurr and Richard Yeo. – Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019. – xv, 409 pages. – (The Clarendon edition of the works of John Locke)

ISBN 978-0-19-882438-1.

Contents.

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The Digital Locke Project / Dr. Paul Schuurman, project director. – Amsterdam : Digital Production Centre of the University Library of the University of Amsterdam, 2006-  .

Available at: www.digitallockeproject.nl

A pilot project to produce scholarly text editions of Locke manuscripts; initial content will be manuscripts relating to Locke’s philosophy produced between the publication of the Essay concerning human understanding (1689) and Locke’s death in 1704; a printed version of these texts will appear as volume 3 of Drafts for the Essay concerning human understanding, and other philosophical writings, edited by Paul Schuurman and J. C. Walmsley.

The first work mounted on the cite was Of the conduct of the understanding [based on Schuurman’s edition of the manuscripts (2000)]: MS. Locke c. 28, ff. 121-138 and MS. Locke e. 1. By December 2007, descriptions and transcriptions of most of the manuscripts that will appear in volume 3 of the Drafts have been added to the site. By December 2011, an introductory essay, chronology, descriptions of the manuscripts, and textual remarks have been added or expanded.