ABSTRACT
This chapter describes Locke's political philosophy in order to determine what relationship he recommends between the government and civil liberties, and, in particular, what limitations he allows the government to place on freedom of conscience and religious freedom. It turns to Locke's writings on epistemology and education, in order to determine the reasons for the limits he places on civil liberties. It argues that the separation of religious ends from the ends of civil society is not as clear as Locke suggests, and the production of ideology by civil institutions, such as churches and families, has a determining, although indirect, impact on the shape of civil liberties. The chapter again turns to Locke's writings on ethics and education, in order to understand the source of the limitations he places on civil liberties. It then argues the production of desire by civil institutions, such as churches and families, also have an determining, yet indirect, impact on the shape of civil liberties.
