Catharine Trotter Cockburn

This Element offers the first detailed study of Catharine Trotter Cockburn's philosophy and covers her contributions to philosophical debates in epistemology, metaphysics, moral philosophy, and philosophy of religion. It not only examines Cockburn's view that sensation and reflection are the sources of knowledge, but also how she draws attention to the limitations of human understanding and how she approaches metaphysical debates through this lens. In the area of moral philosophy, this Element argues that it is helpful to take seriously Cockburn's distinction between questions concerning the metaphysical foundation of morality and questions concerning the practice of morality. Moreover, this Element examines Cockburn's religious views and considers her understanding of the relation between morality and religion and her religious views concerning the resurrection and the afterlife.

List of contents

1. Catharine Trotter Cockburn's life and works; 2. Epistemology and metaphysics; 3. Moral philosophy; 4. Religion; 5. Cockburn's significance; List of abbreviations; References.

Summary

This Element affirms the distinction between questions concerning the metaphysical foundation of morality and questions concerning the practice of morality. It examines Cockburn's religious views and considers her understanding of the relation between morality and religion and her religious views concerning the resurrection and the afterlife.

Foreword

This Element analyses Catharine Trotter Cockburn's philosophy and her contributions to epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, and religion.

Product details

• Authors: Ruth Boeker, Ruth (University College Dublin) Boeker
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2023
• EAN: 9781009048682
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0904868-2
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements on Women in the History of Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; English, PHILOSOPHY / Religious, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, RELIGION / Philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Ethics and moral philosophy, Philosophy of religion, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, C 1700 To C 1800, Literary studies: plays and playwrights