Locke and the mysteries of perception / Walter Ott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ott, Walter R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Locke, John, 1632-1704.

Locke, John.

Perception (Philosophy)--Philosophy--History--17th century.

Perception (Philosophy).

Perception.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2026]

Summary:

John Locke's theory of perception was developed at a time when the orthodox account of this most basic tie between mind and world was being called into question. New theories competed against the old Aristotelian view and against each other, chief among them those of the Cartesians and the neo-Epicureans. In Locke and the Mysteries of Perception, Walter Ott provides a unified reading of Locke's theory of perception, informed by works with which Locke himself was familiar. Ott shows how tensions that have long puzzled Locke's readers can often be resolved by attending to the goals and assumptions that propel his thought.

Contents:

Aristotelianism and the Baconian synthesis

Descartes and other Platonists

The Epicureans

Powers, ideas, and animal spirits

The simple picture

The complicated picture: judgement in II.ix

The mysterious modes: II.xii–xvi

Representation

The epistemic guarantees.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (Oxford Academic, viewed on September 22, 2026).

Other Format:

Print version : Ott, Walter R. Locke and the mysteries of perception.

ISBN:

9780197910214

0197910211

OCLC:

1593561193

Publisher Number:

CIPO000406409

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