Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Locke on Human Understanding - Softcover

Lowe, Jonathan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415100917 ISBN 13: 9780415100915

Publisher: Routledge, 1995

Synopsis

John Locke is the most important figure in the history of English philosophy. In his Essay Concerning Human Understanding, his greatest intellectual achievement, he emphasised the importance of experience for knowledge and the critical role of the philosopher.
Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Locke on Human Understanding introduces and assesses:
* Locke's life and the background to the Essay on Human Understanding
* The text and ideas of the Essay
* The continuing importance of Locke's work to philosophy
Ideal for anyone coming to Locke for the first time, this guide will be vital for all students of Locke in the areas of epistemology, metaphysics and the philosophy of mind.

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An excellent introduction which absolutely should be read by any student concerned with Locke on these topics..

Synopsis

Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Locke on Human Understanding introduces John Locke and his major work, Essay Concerning Human Understanding. Locke's Essay remains a key work in a number of fields of philosophy, notably in epistemology, metaphysics and the philosophies of mind and language. It is also a key book in courses on modern philosophy where Locke is often studied (often controversially) as the first of the British Empiricists. Knowledge of the text is vital for any student of philosophy. Jonathon Lowe's approach enables students to effectively study Locke's Essay . Locke's life and works are placed in their intellectual context to help the student understand the importance of the Esssay in his time. He then provides a critical examination of the leading themes in the Essay drawing out the main lines of Locke's thinking: innate ideas, perception, primary and secondary qualities, substance, personal identity, free will and action, and language. He is able to consider recent important work on Locke and show this great English philosophers continuing importance in modern philosophical thought.

Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Locke on Human Understanding is ideal for students studying Locke for the first time and providing essential background for the many areas of philosophy in which the Essay has proved to be so influential. Locke's important work in political philosophy will be considered in a separate GuideBook, Locke on Government .

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415100917
• ISBN 13: 9780415100915
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 216