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Conclusion

Conscience and Liberalism’s Two Paths

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 February 2020

Jeffrey R. Collins
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Queen's University, Ontario
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John Locke spent his final years at Oates, with a lucid mind but faltering health. He had resigned his office at the Board of Trade in 1700. Weak lungs hampered his travel. He read, received visitors, and wrote letters. His wrote his Paraphrase and Notes on the Epistles of Saint Paul, which would appear posthumously. So too would his unfinished Fourth Letter concerning Toleration, written in his final months. In September 1704, Locke drafted a codicil to his will finally acknowledging authorship of his anonymous works. On October 26, he was found in his rooms on his hands and knees. The next day his breathing was laboured and he requested the prayers of the household. After a sleepless night, he died peacefully on the 28th as Psalms were read to him.

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In the Shadow of Leviathan
John Locke and the Politics of Conscience
, pp. 360 - 377
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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  • Conclusion
  • Jeffrey R. Collins, Queen's University, Ontario
  • Book: In the Shadow of Leviathan
  • Online publication: 07 February 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108778879.009
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  • Conclusion
  • Jeffrey R. Collins, Queen's University, Ontario
  • Book: In the Shadow of Leviathan
  • Online publication: 07 February 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108778879.009
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  • Conclusion
  • Jeffrey R. Collins, Queen's University, Ontario
  • Book: In the Shadow of Leviathan
  • Online publication: 07 February 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108778879.009
Available formats
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