Locke / Samuel C. Rickless.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rickless, Samuel Charles, 1964- author.

Series:

Blackwell great minds.

Blackwell great minds

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Locke, John, 1632-1704.

Locke, John.

Locke, John, 1632-1704. Essay concerning human understanding.

Locke, John, 1632-1704. Two treatises of government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, England : Wiley-Blackwell, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In a focused assessment of one of the founding members of the liberal tradition in philosophy and a self-proclaimed "Under-Labourer" working to support the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century, the author maps the full range of John Locke's highly influential ideas, which even today remain at the heart of debates about the nature of reality and our knowledge of it, as well as our moral and political rights and duties. Comprehensive introduction to the full range of Locke's ideas, providing an up-to-date account that acknowledges issues raised by recent scholarship

Contents:

cover; blackwell great minds; title page; copyright page; dedication; contents; preface; abbreviations; chapter 1: locke's life; further reading; chapter 2: the nature and role of ideas; further reading; chapter 3: the negative project: against innatism; further reading; chapter 4: the positive project: ideational empiricism; 4.1 Simple Ideas; 4.2 Sensation and Reflection; 4.3 Complex Ideas; 4.4 Abstract Ideas; 4.5 Challenges to Ideational Empiricism: The Ideas of Infinity and Substratum; further reading; chapter 5: substances; 5.1 Body, Matter, Space, and Vacuum; 5.2 Spirit; further reading

chapter 6: qualities further reading; chapter 7: mental operations; 7.1 Actions and Passions; 7.2 Will and Willing; 7.3 Voluntariness and Involuntariness; 7.4 Freedom, Necessity, and Determination of the Will; 7.5 A Problem; further reading; chapter 8: relations; 8.1 Identity and Diversity; 8.2 Moral Relations; further reading; chapter 9: language; 9.1 Language and Meaning; 9.2 The Imperfections and Abuses of Language; 9.3 Nominal Essence, Real Essence, and Classification; further reading; chapter 10: knowledge and belief; 10.1 The Official Account of Knowledge; 10.2 The Degrees of Knowledge

10.3 Anti-Dogmatism and Anti-Skepticism 10.4 Faith and Religious Enthusiasm; further reading; chapter 11: moral philosophy; 11.1 Morality and God's Will; 11.2 Natural Law; 11.3 Punishment and Slavery; 11.4 Property; 11.5 Family; 11.5.1 The rights and duties of parents; 11.5.2 The rights and duties of children; 11.5.3 The rights and duties of spouses, masters, and servants; further reading; chapter 12: political philosophy; 12.1 Political Society; 12.2 Legitimate Rule; 12.2.1 Majority rule; 12.2.2 Express consent and tacit consent; 12.2.3 The powers of a legitimate government

12.3 Varieties of Illegitimate Rule12.4 Toleration; further reading; index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781118327685

1118327683

9781118327722

1118327721

9781118327708

1118327705

OCLC:

878141425