Priestley: Political Writings

By Joseph Priestley, Peter Miller

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Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) was arguably the most important English theorist to focus on the issue of political liberty during the English Enlightenment. His concept of freedom is of crucial importance to two of the major issues of his day: the right of dissenters to religious toleration, and the right of the American colonists to self-government. Priestley's writings lac Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) was arguably the...