Locke''s Metaphysics

Zusatztext Locke's Metaphysics is a grand book. Matthew Stuart is a fantastic philosopher and wields his talents well in this book . . . Stuart's book shines as an exemplar of analytic history of philosophy and is a must read for anyone working on Locke's metaphysics. Informationen zum Autor Matthew Stuart is Professor of Philosophy at Bowdoin College. He is the author of several articles on early modern philosophy in journals including Journal of the History of Philosophy, British Journal for the History of Philosophy, and Philosophical Review. Klappentext Matthew Stuart offers a fresh interpretation of John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding, arguing for the work's profound contribution to metaphysics. He presents new readings of Locke's accounts of personal identity and the primary/secondary quality distinction, and explores Locke's case against materialism and his philosophy of action. Zusammenfassung Matthew Stuart offers a fresh interpretation of John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding, arguing for the work's profound contribution to metaphysics. He presents new readings of Locke's accounts of personal identity and the primary/secondary quality distinction, and explores Locke's case against materialism and his philosophy of action. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Preface 1: Categories 2: Qualities 3: Secondary Qualities 4: Essence 5: Substratum 6: Mind and Matter 7: Identity 8: Persons 9: Agency: the First Edition 10: Agency: the Revised Account Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Matthew Stuart, Matthew (Bowdoin College Stuart
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2017
• EAN: 9780198805595
• ISBN: 978-0-19-880559-5
• No. of pages: 542
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought