Locke and the Compass of Human Understanding

Locke and the Compass of Human Understanding
Author: John W. Yolton
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1970-09-02
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780521078382

Professor Yolton delves into John Locke's most important work, the Essay Concerning Human Understanding.

The Locke Reader

The Locke Reader
Author: John W. Yolton
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 364
Release: 1977-03-01
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780521212823

John Yolton seeks to allow readers of Locke to have accessible in one volume sections from a wide range of Locke's books, structured so that some of the interconnections of his thought can be seen and traced. Although Locke did not write from a system of philosophy, he did have in mind an overall division of human knowledge. The readings begin with Locke's essay on Hermeneutics and the portions of his Essay Concerning Human Understanding on how to read a text. The reset of the selections are organized around Locke's division of human knowledge into natural science, ethics, and the theory of signs. Yolton's introduction and commentary explicate Locke's doctrines and provide the reader with the general background knowledge of other seventeenth-century writers and their works necessary to an understanding of Locke and his time.

The Cambridge Companion to Locke's 'Essay Concerning Human Understanding'

The Cambridge Companion to Locke's 'Essay Concerning Human Understanding'
Author: Lex Newman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 18
Release: 2007-03-05
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1139827235

First published in 1689, John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding is widely recognised as among the greatest works in the history of Western philosophy. The Essay puts forward a systematic empiricist theory of mind, detailing how all ideas and knowledge arise from sense experience. Locke was trained in mechanical philosophy and he crafted his account to be consistent with the best natural science of his day. The Essay was highly influential and its rendering of empiricism would become the standard for subsequent theorists. This Companion volume includes fifteen new essays from leading scholars. Covering the major themes of Locke's work, they explain his views while situating the ideas in the historical context of Locke's day and often clarifying their relationship to ongoing work in philosophy. Pitched to advanced undergraduates and graduate students, it is ideal for use in courses on early modern philosophy, British empiricism and John Locke.

Our Only Star and Compass

Our Only Star and Compass
Author: Peter C. Myers
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 298
Release: 1998
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780847690992

In Our Only Star and Compass, Peter C. Myers reexamines the role of Locke in liberal political philosophy. Myers considers Locke's philosophy in relation both to contemporary liberalism and to the great works of classical and modern political philosophy.

Of the Abuse of Words

Of the Abuse of Words
Author: John Locke
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 107
Release: 2009-08-27
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0141956577

John Locke was one of the greatest figures of the Enlightenment, whose assertion that reason is the key to knowledge changed the face of philosophy. These writings on thought, ideas, perception, truth and language are some of the most influential in the history of Western thought. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.

The Oxford Handbook of British Philosophy in the Seventeenth Century

The Oxford Handbook of British Philosophy in the Seventeenth Century
Author: Peter R. Anstey
Publisher:
Total Pages: 666
Release: 2013-06-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 0199549990

Twenty-six new essays by experts on seventeenth-century thought provide a critical survey of this key period in British intellectual history. These far-reaching essays discuss not only central debates and canonical authors from Francis Bacon to Isaac Newton, but also explore less well-known figures and topics from the period.

Locke's 'Essay Concerning Human Understanding'

Locke's 'Essay Concerning Human Understanding'
Author: William Uzgalis
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2010-07-15
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1441169938

Continuum's Reader's Guides are clear, concise and accessible introductions to classic works of philosophy. Each book explores the major themes, historical and philosophical context and key passages of a major philosophical text, guiding the reader toward a thorough understanding of often demanding material. Ideal for undergraduate students, the guides provide an essential resource for anyone who needs to get to grips with a philosophical text. John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding is a classic text, which laid out the basic principles of the Empiricism that was to characterise British Philosophy for centuries to come.This is a hugely important and exciting, yet challenging, piece of philosophical writing. In Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding: A Reader's Guide, Bill Uzgalis explains the philosophical background against which the book was written and the key themes inherent in the text. The book then guides the reader to a clear understanding of the text as a whole, before exploring the reception and influence of this classic philosophical work. This is the ideal companion to study of this most influential and challenging of texts.

Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Locke on Human Understanding

Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Locke on Human Understanding
Author: Jonathan Lowe
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 215
Release: 1995
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0415100909

Locke is the most important figure in the history of English philosophy. In his Essay Concerning Human Understanding, he stressed the importance of experience for knowledge and the critical role of the philosopher.