John Locke

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The Works of John Locke, in Ten Volumes - Vol. VIII

Beschreibung

From the American and French revolutions to modern theories of consciousness to contemporary entertainment (the hit TV series Lost features a character named John Locke who espouses Lockeian concepts), the influence of English philosopher JOHN LOCKE (1632¿1704) falls wide and deep over Western culture. Yet his writings are less familiar to even serious readers and students of philosophy than that of other great thinkers of recent centuries. Here, Cosimo proudly presents, in 10 volumes, a replica of the 1801 tenth edition of Locke¿s collected works. Volume VIII includes: ¿ An Essay for the Understanding of St. Paul¿s Epistles, by consulting St. Paul himself ¿ A Paraphrase and Notes on St. Paul¿s Epistle to the Galatians ¿ A Paraphrase and Notes on St. Paul¿s 1st Epistle to the Corinthians ¿ A Paraphrase and Notes on St. Paul¿s 11d Epistle to the Corinthians ¿ A Paraphrase and Notes on St. Paul¿s Epistle to the Romans ¿ A Paraphrase and Notes on St. Paul¿s Epistle to the Ephesians

Autor

John Locke (29 August 1632 - 28 October 1704) was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "father of liberalism". Considered one of the first of the British empiricists, following the tradition of Francis Bacon, Locke is equally important to social contract theory. His work greatly affected the development of epistemology and political philosophy. His writings influenced Voltaire and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and many Scottish Enlightenment thinkers, as well as the American Revolutionaries. His contributions to classical republicanism and liberal theory are reflected in the United States Declaration of Independence. Internationally, Locke's political-legal principles continue to have a profound influence on the theory and practice of limited representative government and the protection of basic rights and freedoms under the rule of law.Locke's theory of mind is often cited as the origin of modern conceptions of identity and the self, figuring prominently in the work of later philosophers such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau, David Hume, and Immanuel Kant. Locke was the first to define the self through a continuity of consciousness.He postulated that, at birth, the mind was a blank slate, or tabula rasa. Contrary to Cartesian philosophy based on pre-existing concepts, he maintained that we are born without innate ideas, and that knowledge is instead determined only by experience derived from sense perception, a concept now known as empiricism.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cosimo Classics
• Seitenzahl: 464
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 650g
• ISBN-13: 9781605203645
• ISBN-10: 1605203645
• Artikelnr.: 25538229