This book discusses the ethics of belief that Locke developed in the last book of his Essay: how we ought to govern our opinions, especially on matters of religion and morality. Wolterstorff shows that this concern was instigated by the collapse of a once-unified moral and religious tradition in Europe into warring factions. After presenting Hume's powerful attack on Locke's recommended practice, Wolterstorff argues for Locke's originality and emphasizes his contribution to the "modernity" of post-sixteenth-century philosophy.
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"Clearly written, the book makes a valiant effort to understand Locke on his own terms with regard to the rational regulation of belief. It is an important contribution to scholarship on Locke's ethics of belief. Recommended for any library supporting work on philosophy." Choice
"...this is an excellent study to the extent it focuses on Locke. It is thorough, pays careful attention to the text, and is rich in critical engagement with both the most recent work on Locke and recent work relevant to some of Locke's central concerns....the kind of work which out to receive wide readership among historians of philosophy in particular and, in general, among those interested in our intellectual roots." Peter A. Schouls, Philosophy in Review
"This book offers much more than one might expect and hope. True to its title, its lengthy first chapter consists of a tightly disciplined, sharply focused, and textually detailed study of Book IV of the Essay....Wolterstorff then treats us to two beautifully nuanced studies....The immensely careful textual concern of particularly the first three chapters is accompanied by a surprising amount of Pure philosophizing..." R.S. Woolhouse, International Philosophy Quarterly
"...this is an excellent study to the extent it focuses on Locke. It is thorough, pays careful attention to the text, and is rich in critical engagement with both the most recent work on Locke and recent work relevant to some of Locke's central concerns....the kind of work which out to receive wide readership among historians of philosophy in particular and, in general, among those interested in our intellectual roots." Peter A. Schouls, Philosophy in Review
"This book offers much more than one might expect and hope. True to its title, its lengthy first chapter consists of a tightly disciplined, sharply focused, and textually detailed study of Book IV of the Essay....Wolterstorff then treats us to two beautifully nuanced studies....The immensely careful textual concern of particularly the first three chapters is accompanied by a surprising amount of Pure philosophizing..." R.S. Woolhouse, International Philosophy Quarterly
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Locke's ethical concern was instigated by the collapse of a once-unified moral and religious tradition in Europe into warring factions. After presenting Hume's powerful attack against him, this study argues in support of Locke's originality, emphasizing his contribution to post-sixteenth-century philosophy.
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"Early in 1671, John Locke had a discussion with some five or six friends in his apartment at Exeter House in London on matters of morality and revealed religion." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
alethic obligation, disagreements among ideas, maximal concernment, archetypal project, objective statistical probability, true scientia, doxastic practice, inculcated principles, intermediate ideas, entitled belief, new natural philosophy, distinct apprehension, two right ones, sensitive knowledge, direct awareness, demonstrative knowledge, early modern philosophy, proposed practice, satisfactory evidence Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Therapy of Doubt, John Locke, Cambridge University Press, Royal Society, Second Letter, Let Reason, New Testament, New York, Notre Dame, Oxford University Press, First Meditation, Harvard University Press, Fourth Meditation, Reasoned Freedom, Bishop of Worcester, Cornell University Press, Essay Locke, Second Set of Replies, Some Thoughts, The Cambridge Companion, Thomas Reid, Governing Conduct, Ian Hacking, Locke's Moral Philosophy, The Emergence of Probability New!
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alethic obligation, disagreements among ideas, maximal concernment, archetypal project, objective statistical probability, true scientia, doxastic practice, inculcated principles, intermediate ideas, entitled belief, new natural philosophy, distinct apprehension, two right ones, sensitive knowledge, direct awareness, demonstrative knowledge, early modern philosophy, proposed practice, satisfactory evidence Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Therapy of Doubt, John Locke, Cambridge University Press, Royal Society, Second Letter, Let Reason, New Testament, New York, Notre Dame, Oxford University Press, First Meditation, Harvard University Press, Fourth Meditation, Reasoned Freedom, Bishop of Worcester, Cornell University Press, Essay Locke, Second Set of Replies, Some Thoughts, The Cambridge Companion, Thomas Reid, Governing Conduct, Ian Hacking, Locke's Moral Philosophy, The Emergence of Probability New!
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- An Essay Concerning Human Understanding: 2 Vols. in 1 (Great Books in Philosophy) by John Locke on 4 pages
- Rules for the Direction of the Mind by Rene Descartes on page 180, page 182, and page 183
- The Cambridge Companion to Locke (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy) by Vere Chappell on page 14, page 29, and page 134
- Theory of Knowledge (Prentice-Hall Foundations of Philosophy Series) by Roderick Chisholm on page 62, and page 63
- Locke on Human Understanding (Oxford Readings in Philosophy) by I. C. Tipton on page 15, and page 34
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- John Locke's Politics of Moral Consensus by Greg Forster on 6 pages
- God and the Ethics of Belief: New Essays in Philosophy of Religion by Andrew Dole on 5 pages
- The Act of Faith: Christian Faith and the Moral Self by Eric O. Springsted on 4 pages
- Descartes and the Possibility of Science by Peter A. Schouls on page 3, page 35, and Back Matter
- The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Religion (Oxford Handbooks in Philosophy) by William J. Wainwright on page 271, page 341, and page 343
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