Locke's Philosophy of Science and Knowledge
Author : R. S. Woolhouse
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Page : 232 pages
File Size : 33,49 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Philosophy
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Author : R. S. Woolhouse
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Page : 232 pages
File Size : 33,49 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Philosophy
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Author : R. S. Woolhouse
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Page : 204 pages
File Size : 45,37 MB
Release : 1994
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Author : R. S. Woolhouse
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Page : pages
File Size : 33,17 MB
Release : 1971
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Author : John Locke
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Page : 500 pages
File Size : 34,90 MB
Release : 1700
Category : Knowledge, Theory of
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Author : John Locke
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Page : 686 pages
File Size : 23,76 MB
Release : 1894
Category : Knowledge, Theory of
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Author : John Locke
Publisher : Plume Books
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 15,2 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Philosophy
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Volume 1 of a 2-volume set of Locke's monumental work containing every word of all 4 books comprising the Essay. Marginal analyses of almost every paragraph, plus hundreds of explanatory footnotes.
Author : John Locke
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Page : 416 pages
File Size : 28,95 MB
Release : 1905
Category : Knowledge, Theory of
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Author : John Locke
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Page : 456 pages
File Size : 22,71 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Philosophy
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Author : John Locke
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 42,42 MB
Release : 2024-09-02
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 2322514055
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding by John Locke is a foundational text in the philosophy of empiricism, exploring the nature of human knowledge and the mind. Published in 1689, this Enlightenment masterpiece challenges the notion of innate ideas, proposing instead that the mind begins as a "tabula rasa" or blank slate, shaped by experience. Locke meticulously dissects the formation of ideas, distinguishing between simple ideas derived from sensory experience and complex ideas constructed by the mind. He examines primary and secondary qualities, emphasizing that our perception of the world is mediated by these qualities. Locke's exploration of personal identity introduces a psychological criterion, laying the groundwork for modern discussions on self and consciousness. The essay also delves into language, knowledge, and belief, offering insights into intuition, mathematics, and moral philosophy. An Essay Concerning Human Understanding remains a pivotal work in the categories of Philosophy, Epistemology, and Enlightenment Studies, influencing thinkers like David Hume and George Berkeley. Locke's clear and methodical approach invites readers to reconsider the origins and limits of human understanding.
Author : Matt Priselac
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 42,18 MB
Release : 2016-10-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1317418255
John Locke’s An Essay Concerning Human Understanding begins with a clear statement of an epistemological goal: to explain the limits of human knowledge, opinion, and ignorance. The actual text of the Essay, in stark contrast, takes a long and seemingly meandering path before returning to that goal at the Essay’s end—one with many detours through questions in philosophy of mind, metaphysics, and philosophy of language. Over time, Locke scholarship has come to focus on Locke’s contributions to these parts of philosophy. In Locke’s Science of Knowledge, Priselac refocuses on the Essay’s epistemological thread, arguing that the Essay is unified from beginning to end around its compositional theory of ideas and the active role Locke gives the mind in constructing its thoughts. To support the plausibility and demonstrate the value of this interpretation, Priselac argues that—contrary to its reputation as being at best sloppy and at worst outright inconsistent—Locke’s discussion of skepticism and account of knowledge of the external world fits neatly within the Essay’s epistemology.