Problems from Locke

Name: Problems from Locke
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ISBN: 9780198750369

ISBN-10: 0198750366

ISBN-13: 9780198750369

Edition: 1976

Authors: J. L. Mackie

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J. L. Mackie selects for critical discussion six related topics which are prominent in John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding: the distinction between primary and secondary qualities; representative theories of perception; substance, real essence, and nominal essence; abstract ideas, universals, and the meaning of general terms; identity, especially personal identity; and the conflict between empiricism and the doctrine of innate ideas. He examines Locke's arguments carefully, but his chief interest is in the problems themselves, which are important for our attempt to decide what sort of world we live in and how we can defend our claim to know about it. The book shows that on…

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List price: $65.00
Copyright year: 1976
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/24/1976
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 5.43" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



problems From Locke


Problems from Locke


Preface


Introduction



Primary and Secondary Qualities



Representative Theories of Perception



Substance and Essence



Abstract Ideas and Universals



Identity and Diversity



Personal Identity



Empiricism and Innate Notions


Bibliography


Index