Locke: His Philosophical Thought

by Nicholas Jolley

Overview

This book is a general introduction to the philosophy of John Locke, one of the most influential thinkers in modern times. Nicholas Jolley aims to show the fundamental unity of Locke's thought in his masterpiece, the Essay Concerning Human Understanding. In this work Locke advances a coherent theory of knowledge; as against Descartes he argues that knowledge is possible to the extent that it concerns essences which are constructions of the human mind.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198752004
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	03/25/1999
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	244
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 5.45(h) x 0.52(d)
Lexile:	1350L (what's this?)

About the Author

Nicolas Jolley is Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, San Diego. His publications include The Light of the Soul (1990), The Cambridge Companion to Leibniz (editor, 1995), and Nicolas Malebranche: Dialogues on Metaphysics and on Religion (co-edited with David Scott, 1997). He is also the editor of the forthcoming Oxford Philosophical Texts edition of Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction2. The Project of the Essay3. The Origin and Nature of Ideas4. The Philosophy of Matter5. The Mind-Body Problem6. Personal Identity7. Freedom and Volition8. Classification and Language9. Knowledge and Faith10. The Evils of AbsolutismBibliography; Index