Christianity, Antiquity, and Enlightenment - Interpretations of Locke

The volume will consist of a series of interpretative studies of Locke's philosophical and religious thought in historical context and consider his contributions to the Enlightenment and modern liberal thought.

List of contents

List of Abbreviations.- Introduction.- 1. A portrait of Locke as Christian Virtuoso.-2. Locke's Theology, 1694-1704.- 3. Locke's Proof of the divine authority of Scripture.- 4. Locke's Christology as a Key to understanding his Philosophy.- 5. Locke on St Paul, Messianic Secrecy and the Consummation of Faith.- 6. Locke's 'Dubia circa Philosophiam Orientalem' and the reception of Kabbala Denudata in England during the Seventeenth Century.- 7. Reflections on Locke's Platonism.- 8. Aspects of Stoicism in Locke's Philosophy.- 9. Locke against the Epicureans.- 10. Locke's Religious Thinking and his Politics.- 11. Catharine Cockburn's Enlightenment.

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The volume will consist of a series of interpretative studies of Locke’s philosophical and religious thought in historical context and consider his contributions to the Enlightenment and modern liberal thought.

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From the reviews:
“Anyone with a serious interest in Locke will be stimulated … . Nuovo brings to the study of Locke a sensitivity to theological nuance and to the varieties of Christian doctrine which is rare in this day and age … . serve as countervailing evidence for those who continue to imagine a thoroughly modern Mr. Locke, who engaged with the world in the secular liberal terms of a Rawls. … Taken as a whole, Professor Nuovo’s book succeeds quite splendidly … .” (Timothy Stanton, Locke Studies)

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From the reviews:
"Anyone with a serious interest in Locke will be stimulated ... . Nuovo brings to the study of Locke a sensitivity to theological nuance and to the varieties of Christian doctrine which is rare in this day and age ... . serve as countervailing evidence for those who continue to imagine a thoroughly modern Mr. Locke, who engaged with the world in the secular liberal terms of a Rawls. ... Taken as a whole, Professor Nuovo's book succeeds quite splendidly ... ." (Timothy Stanton, Locke Studies)

Product details

• Authors: Victor Nuovo
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.02.2013
• EAN: 9789400734906
• ISBN: 978-94-0-073490-6
• No. of pages: 276
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 15 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 453 g
• Illustrations: XX, 276 p.
• Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas Archives internationales d'histoire des idées; International Archives of the History of Ideas Archives internationales d'histoire des idées; International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives internationales d'histoire des idées
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Religion, B, History, Religion, allgemein, Philosophy, Religion: general, History of Philosophy, Historiography, Philosophy of religion, History of philosophy, philosophical traditions, History, general, Religious Studies, general, Religion—Philosophy