The Empiricists

Critical Essays on Locke, Berkeley, and Hume
Herausgeber: Atherton, Margaret

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Produktbeschreibung

This collection of essays on themes in the work of John Locke (1632-1704), George Berkeley (1685-1753), and David Hume (1711-1776), provides a deepened understanding of major issues raised in the Empiricist tradition. In exploring their shared belief in the experiential nature of mental constructs, The Empiricists illuminates the different methodologies of these great Enlightenment philosophers and introduces students to important metaphysical and epistemological issues including the theory of ideas, personal identity, and skepticism. It will be especially useful in courses devoted to the history of modern philosophy.

Produktdetails

• Critical Essays on the Classics Series
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Januar 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 459g
• ISBN-13: 9780847689132
• ISBN-10: 0847689131
• Artikelnr.: 21135979

Autorenporträt

Margaret Atherton is professor of philosophy at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee. She is the author of Berkeley's Revolution and Vision and the editor of Women Philosophers of Early Modern Europe.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Introduction Part 2 Acknowledgements Chapter 3 1 "Ideas" and
"Objects": Locke on Perceiving "Things" Chapter 4 2 The Foundations of
Knowledge and the Logic of Substance: The Structure of Locke's General
Philosophy Chapter 5 3 Locke, Law, and the Law of Nature Chapter 6 4 Locke
on Identity: Matter, Life, and Consciousness Chapter 7 5 Berkeley's Ideas
of Sense Chapter 8 6 Did Berkeley Completely Misunderstand the Basis of the
Primary-Secondary Quality Distinction in Locke? Chapter 9 7 Berkeleian
Idealism and Impossible Performances Chapter 10 8 Berkeley's Notion of
Spirit Chapter 11 9 The Representation of Causation and Hume's Two
Definitions of Cause Chapter 12 10 Hume's Inductive Scepticism Chapter 13
11 The Soul and the Self Chapter 14 12 Hume's Scepticism: Natural Instincts
and Philosophical Reflection Part 15 Selected Bibliography Part 16 Authors