Locke's 'Essay Concerning Human Understanding'

A Reader's Guide
Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-0-8264-9033-9
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Buch, Englisch, 152 Seiten, Format (B × H): 139 mm x 217 mm, Gewicht: 204 g

Reihe: Reader's Guides

Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding is a classic text, which laid out the basic principles of the Empiricism that was to characterise British Philosophy for centuries to come
- The Essay is widely studied on Philosophy courses in the UK, US and Australia. Virtually every philosophy student will encounter the Essay in an Introductory overview of Modern Western Philosophy and many will study it in further detail, often alongside the works of the other Empiricists, Berkeley and Hume
- Bill Uzgalis has been studying and teaching the Essay for over 20 years

Continuum's Reader's Guides are clear, concise and accessible introductions to classic works of philosophy. Each book explores the major themes, historical and philosophical context and key passages of a major philosophical text, guiding the reader toward a thorough understanding of often demanding material. Ideal for undergraduate students, the guides provide an essential resource for anyone who needs to get to grips with a philosophical text.

John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding is a classic text, which laid out the basic principles of the Empiricism that was to characterise British Philosophy for centuries to come. This is a hugely important and exciting, yet challenging, piece of philosophical writing. In Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding: A Reader's Guide, Bill Uzgalis explains the philosophical background against which the book was written and the key themes inherent in the text. The book then guides the reader to a clear understanding of the text as a whole, before exploring the reception and influence of this classic philosophical work. This is the ideal companion to study of this most influential and challenging of texts.

Zielgruppe

Introductory Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Uzgalis, William

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Erkenntnistheorie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: Neuzeit

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Context
2. Overview of Themes
3. Reading the Text
4. Reception and Influence
5. Notes for further reading

Über Autor(innen)

Bill Uzgalis is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Oregon State University. He holds a Philosophy PhD from Stanford. He is the author of numerous articles on Locke, including the Locke entry in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.