The Philosophy of John Locke

New Perspectives
1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-415-40826-4
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 228 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 354 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Seventeenth-Century Philosophy

This collection of new essays on John Locke's philosophy provides the most up-to-date entrée into the exciting developments taking place in the study of one of the most important contributors to modern thought. Covering Locke's natural philosophy, his political and moral thought and his philosophy of religion, this book brings together the pioneering work of some of the world's leading Locke scholars.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Anstey, Peter R.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Part 1: Locke's Essay and Natural Philosophy1. The Epitome (Abrégé) of Locke's Essay James Hill and J.R. Milton2. Locke on Method in Natural Philosophy Peter Anstey 3. Willem Jacob's Gravesande's Philosophical Defence of Newtonian Physics: on the Various Uses of Locke Paul Schuurman Part 2: Moral and Political Philosophy4. Locke's Concept of Justice Kiyoshi Shimokawa 5.Locke, Liberalism and Empire Duncan Ivison 6. Locke's Empiricist Theory of the Law of Nature John Colman Part 3: Reason and Religion 7. Locke's Christology as a Key to Understanding his Philosophy Victor Nuovo 8. 'Lockean Logic' Kenneth Winkler 9. Reason's Dim Candle: Locke's Critique of Enthusiasm Nicholas Jolley

Über Autor(innen)

Peter R. Anstey is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Sydney. He is the author of The Philosophy of Robert Boyle (Routledge, 2000).