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A Companion to Locke
Matthew Stuart
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Description for A Companion to Locke
Hardback. This volume examines the full spectrum of John Locke s contributions as a celebrated philosopher, empiricist, and father ofmodern political theory. This unprecedented collection of essays reveals Locke s life and legacy of his theories on metaphysics, epistemology, government, ethics, society, and religion. Editor(s): Stuart, Matthew. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 176 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1054.
This collection of 28 original essays examines the diverse scope of John Locke’s contributions as a celebrated philosopher, empiricist, and father of modern political theory.
- Explores the impact of Locke’s thought and writing across a range of fields including epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of science, political theory, education, religion, and economics
- Delves into the most important Lockean topics, such as innate ideas, perception, natural kinds, free will, natural rights, religious toleration, and political liberalism
- Identifies the political, philosophical, and religious contexts in which Locke’s views developed, with perspectives from today’s leading philosophers and scholars
- Offers an unprecedented reference of Locke’s contributions and his continued ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
Series
Blackwell Companions to Philosophy
Number of Pages
592
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405178150
SKU
V9781405178150
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99-50
About Matthew Stuart
Matthew Stuart is Professor of Philosophy at Bowdoin College. He is the author of Locke's Metaphysics (2013), which examines Locke's views about ontology, primary and secondary qualities, essence and accident, substratum, mind and matter, constitution, personal identity, and agency. He has also written articles on Locke's philosophy of science and his theory of ideas.
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