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Ann Talbot

The Great Ocean of Knowledge - The Influence of Travel Literature on the Work of John Locke

English · Hardback

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This book explores the way in which, working within the investigative tradition associated with the Royal Society, the philosopher John Locke (1632-1704) used travellers' reports to develop a form of comparative social anthropology which was to inform his major philosophical works.

Product details

Authors	Ann Talbot
Publisher	Brill

Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	11.01.2010

EAN	9789004181151
ISBN	978-90-04-18115-1
No. of pages	348
Dimensions	164 mm x 246 mm x 25 mm
Weight	707 g
Series	Brill's Studies in Intellectua
Subjects	Humanities, art, music > History Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories

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