Learning from six philosophers : Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume. Volume 1. / Jonathan Bennett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bennett, Jonathan, 1930- author.

Series:

Learning from Six Philosophers (2 Volumes) ; v1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, Modern--17th century.

Philosophy, Modern.

Philosophy, Modern--18th century.

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 403 pages)

Other Title:

Learning from 6 philosophers

Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In these two volumes Jonathan Bennett engages with the thought of six great thinkers of the early modern period: Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume. While not neglecting the historical setting of each, his chief focus is on the words they wrote. What problem is being tackled? How exactly is the solution meant to work? Does it succeed? If not, why not? What can be learned from its success or failure? For newcomers to the early modern scene, this clearly written workis an excellent introduction to it. Those already in the know can learn how to argue with the great philosophers of

Contents:

Lockean ideas, overview and foundations

Lockean ideas, some details

Knowledge of necessity

Descartes's theory of modality

Secondary qualities

Locke on essences

Substance in Locke

Berkeley against materialism

Berkeley's uses of Locke's work

Berkeley on spirits

Berkeleian sensible things

Hume's 'ideas'

Hume and belief

Some Humean doctrine about relations

Hume on causation, negatively

Hume on causation, positively

Hume on the existence of bodies

Reason

Locke on diachronic identity-judgements

Hume and Leibniz on person identity.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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ISBN:

0-19-159705-8

1-281-94370-3

0-19-152029-2

9786611943707

0-19-152030-6

1-282-23811-6

9786612238116

OCLC:

781652557