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Locke's moral man / Antonia LoLordo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- LoLordo, Antonia, 1972- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Locke, John, 1632-1704--Ethics.
- Locke, John.
- Ethics, Modern--17th century.
- Ethics, Modern.
- Political ethics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vi, 145 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Antonia Lolordo presents an original interpretation of John Locke's conception of moral agency--one that has implications both for his metaphysics and for the foundations of his political theory. Locke denies that species boundaries exist independently of human convention, holds that the human mind may be either an immaterial substance or a material one to which God has superadded the power of thought, and insists that animals possess the ability to perceive, will, and evenreason--indeed, in some cases to reason better than humans. Thus, he eliminates any sharp distinction between humans and t
- Contents:
- Introduction; 1. Liberty; 2. Personality; 3. Rationality; Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-57680-5
- 9786613889256
- 0-19-165534-1
- OCLC:
- 807286759
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