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Locke's touchy subjects : materialism and immortality / Nicholas Jolley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jolley, Nicholas, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Locke, John, 1632-1704.
- Locke, John.
- Materialism.
- Mind and body.
- Immortality (Philosophy).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (142 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Materialism and immortality
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
- Summary:
- Nicholas Jolley shows that the mind-body problem and the nature of personal immortality are more central to Locke's philosophy than has been realized. He argues that Locke takes up unorthodox positions in both cases, and holds that Locke's criticisms of Descartes were controversial responses to challenging metaphysical and theological issues.
- Contents:
- Introduction: themes and background
- Dull souls
- Animals
- Substance
- Thinking matter
- An eternal thinking being
- Personal identity and resurrection
- Mortalism and immortality.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 26, 2015).
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-180063-5
- OCLC:
- 911194987
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