The Empiricists: Critical Essays on Locke, Berkeley, and Hume (Critical Essays on the Classics Series) - Hardcover

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9780847689125: The Empiricists: Critical Essays on Locke, Berkeley, and Hume (Critical Essays on the Classics Series)

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ISBN 10: 0847689123 ISBN 13: 9780847689125

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, 1998

This collection of essays on themes in the work of John Locke (1632-1704), George Berkeley (1685-1753), and David Hume (1711-1776), provides a deepened understanding of major issues raised in the Empiricist tradition. In exploring their shared belief in the experiential nature of mental constructs, The Empiricists illuminates the different methodologies of these great Enlightenment philosophers and introduces students to important metaphysical and epistemological issues including the theory of ideas, personal identity, and skepticism. It will be especially useful in courses devoted to the history of modern philosophy.

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Synopsis:

A collection of essays on the work of John Locke, George Berkeley and David Hume, designed to provide a deeper understanding of major issues raised in the empiricist tradition. It includes "The Rationalist Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibnitz", edited by Derk Pereboom.

About the Author:

Margaret Atherton is professor of philosophy at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee. She is the author of Berkeley's Revolution and Vision and the editor of Women Philosophers of Early Modern Europe.

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