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This collection of 28 original essays examines the diverse scope of John Locke's contributions as a celebrated philosopher, empiricist, and father of modern political theory.* Explores the impact of Locke's thought and writing across a range of fields including epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of science, political theory, education, religion, and economics* Delves into the most important Lockean topics, such as innate ideas, perception, natural kinds, free will, natural rights, religious toleration, and political liberalism* Identifies the political, philosophical, and religious contexts in which Locke's views developed, with perspectives from today's leading philosophers and scholars* Offers an unprecedented reference of Locke's contributions and his continued influence
List of contents
Notes on Contributors ixReferences to Locke'sWorks xviIntroduction 1Matthew StuartPart I Life and Background 251 Locke's Life 27Mark Goldie2 The Contexts of Locke's Political Thought 45Jacqueline Rose3 Locke and Natural Philosophy 64Peter R. Anstey4 Locke and Scholasticism 82E.J. Ashworth5 Locke and Descartes 100Lisa DowningPart II Metaphysics and Epistemology 1216 The Genesis and Composition of the Essay 123J. R. Milton7 The Theory of Ideas 140David Soles8 Locke's Critique of Innatism 157Raffaella De Rosa9 Locke on Perception 175Michael Jacovides10 Primary and Secondary Qualities 193Robert A.Wilson11 Locke on Essence and the Social Construction of Kinds 212Kenneth P.Winkler12 Locke's Theory of Identity 236Dan Kaufman13 Liberty and Suspension in Locke's Theory of theWill 260Don Garrett14 Language and Meaning 279E.J. Lowe15 Locke on Knowledge and Belief 296Antonia LoLordo16 Sensitive Knowledge: Locke on Skepticism and Sensation 313Jennifer Nagel17 Locke on Thinking Matter 334Martha Brandt Bolton18 The Correspondence with Stillingfleet 354Matthew StuartPart III Government, Ethics, and Society 37119 Locke on the Law of Nature and Natural Rights 373S. Adam Seagrave20 Locke on Property and Money 394Richard Boyd21 Locke on the Social Contract 413A. John Simmons22 Locke on Toleration 433Alex Tuckness23 Locke on Education 448Ruth W. Grant and Benjamin R. HertzbergPart IV Religion 46724 Locke's Philosophy of Religion 469Marcy P. Lascano25 The Reasonableness of Christianity and A Paraphrase and Notes on the Epistles of St Paul 486Victor NuovoPart V Locke's Legacy 50326 Locke and British Empiricism 505Louis E. Loeb27 Locke and the Liberal Tradition 528Richard J. Arneson28 Locke and America 546Mark GoldieIndex 564
About the author
Matthew Stuart is Professor of Philosophy at Bowdoin College. He is the author of Locke's Metaphysics (2013), which examines Locke's views about ontology, primary and secondary qualities, essence and accident, substratum, mind and matter, constitution, personal identity, and agency. He has also written articles on Locke's philosophy of science and his theory of ideas.
Summary
This collection of 28 original essays examines the diverse scope of John Locke's contributions as a celebrated philosopher, empiricist, and father of modern political theory.
* Explores the impact of Locke's thought and writing across a range of fields including epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of science, political theory, education, religion, and economics
* Delves into the most important Lockean topics, such as innate ideas, perception, natural kinds, free will, natural rights, religious toleration, and political liberalism
* Identifies the political, philosophical, and religious contexts in which Locke's views developed, with perspectives from today's leading philosophers and scholars
* Offers an unprecedented reference of Locke's contributions and his continued influence
