First published in 1689, John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding is widely recognised as among the greatest works in the history of Western philosophy. The Essay puts forward a systematic empiricist theory of mind, detailing how all ideas and knowledge arise from sense experience. Locke was trained in mechanical philosophy and he crafted his account to be consistent with the best natural science of his day. The Essay was highly influential and its rendering of empiricism would become the standard for subsequent theorists. This Companion volume includes fifteen new essays from leading scholars. Covering the major themes of Locke's work, they explain his views while situating the ideas in the historical context of Locke's day and often clarifying their relationship to ongoing work in philosophy. Pitched to advanced undergraduates and graduate students, it is ideal for use in courses on early modern philosophy, British empiricism and John Locke.
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'This is not only an immensely valuable and stimulating collection of essays, but also a beautifully edited and produced one, with an elegant and readable typeface, no typographical errors, and a very extensive bibliography. All Locke specialists should possess a copy and all teachers of Locke should include it on their students' reading lists.' Locke Studies
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First published in 1689, John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding is widely recognised as among the greatest works in the history of Western philosophy. The Essay puts forward a systematic empiricist theory of mind. This Companion includes fifteen new essays from leading scholars, covering the major themes of Locke's work.
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This readable companion contains essays on Locke as a thinker and specifically on Locke's Essay.The first essay looks at Locke's intellectual development and those who influenced him. The second essay puts Locke's tabula rasa in context. The third essay deals with Locke's concept of "ideas." Overall, most of the essays in this volume are insightful and provide invaluable aid to understanding Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding. Highly recommended!
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dispositional nativism, divine direct assistance, foundationist doctrine, simple sensory ideas, corpuscularian structure, relative identity thesis, surrogate thesis, simple memory theory, surrogate reading, human assents, extended solid substance, speculative maxims, innate speculative, corpuscularian theory, trifling propositions, intermediate ideas, rational parrot, sensitive knowledge, corpuscularian hypothesis, extramental objects, nominal essence, finite thinkers, modal ideas, explanatory qualities, innate practical principles Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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dispositional nativism, divine direct assistance, foundationist doctrine, simple sensory ideas, corpuscularian structure, relative identity thesis, surrogate thesis, simple memory theory, surrogate reading, human assents, extended solid substance, speculative maxims, innate speculative, corpuscularian theory, trifling propositions, intermediate ideas, rational parrot, sensitive knowledge, corpuscularian hypothesis, extramental objects, nominal essence, finite thinkers, modal ideas, explanatory qualities, innate practical principles Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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