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Informationen zum Autor Steven M. Emmanuel is Professor of Philosophy at Virginia Wesleyan College. He is author of Kierkegaard and the Concept of Revelation (1996) and editor of The Blackwell Guide to the Modern Philosophers (Blackwell 2001). Patrick Goold is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Virginia Wesleyan College. Klappentext Modern Philosophy - From Descartes to Nietzsche: An Anthology features a broad range of selections from important but seldom anthologized works in the philosophy of psychology, natural science, metaphysics, epistemology, morality, politics, and religion. Representative selections from Descartes's work in physics, Berkeley's commentary on morality, Kant's political theory, and Mill's analysis of religion - to name just a few - are placed alongside carefully chosen excerpts from some of their better-known works. The editors have selected these texts in way which places the modern philosophers in direct conversation with each other. This volume provides an unparalleled offering of primary sources for anyone interested in the history of philosophy and modern political thought. When used alongside The Blackwell Guide to the Modern Philosophers (2001), these volumes provide students of modern philosophy with an ideal combination of primary sources and expert commentary. Zusammenfassung This volume features a broad range of selections from important but seldom anthologized works in the philosophy of psychology! natural science! morality! politics and religion. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface. Acknowledgements. . Part I: René Descartes (1596-1650):. Introduction. . 1. The Treatise on Light. Description of a New World (ch. 6). The Laws of Nature of This New World (ch. 7). 2. Principles of Philosophy. The Principles of Human Knowledge(Part 1). 3. The Passions of the Soul. The Passions in General (Part 1). Part II: Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679):. Introduction. . 4. Concerning Body ( De Corpore ). Of Method (from Part 1, ch. 6). 5. The Citizen ( De Cive ). Of the Causes and First Beginning of Civil Government (Part 2, ch. 5). 6. On Man ( De Homine ). On Speech and Sciences (Bk XX). On Appetite and Aversion, Pleasure and Displeasure and Their Causes (Bk XXI). On Religion (Bk XIV). Part III: Benedict de Spinoza (1632-77):. Introduction. . 7. Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect. On Method(sects 50-86). 8. Ethics. On Human Freedom(Part 5). 9. Theological-Political Treatise. Of the Foundations of a State (from ch. 16). On Freedom of Thought and Speech (ch. 20). Part IV: Nicolas Malebranche (1638-1715):. Introduction. . 10. The Search After Truth. On the Nature of Ideas (Bk III, Part 2, chs 1-7). 11 . Treatise on Nature and Grace. On the General and Particular Wills (Illustration). 12. Dialogues on Metaphysics and on Religion. Dialogue VI. Part V: G. W. Leibniz (1646-1716):. Introduction. . 13. Meditations on Knowledge, Truth, and Ideas. 14. On Nature Itself. 15. The Theodicy. A Vindication of God's Justice (from the Appendix). 16. The Principles of Nature and of Grace, Based on Reason. Part VI: John Locke (1632-1704):. Introduction. . 17. Essay concerning Human Understanding. Of Ideas in General (Bk II, ch. 1, sects 1-5). Of Simple Ideas (ch. 2, sects 1-3). O...
