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Zusatztext ' ... this eclectic collection does furnish some first-rate scholarship and provides a useful and suitably wide-ranging introduction to the study of Locke's work.' - Locke Studies: An Annual Journal of Locke Research Informationen zum Autor Peter R. Anstey is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Sydney. He is the author of The Philosophy of Robert Boyle (Routledge, 2000). Klappentext This collection of new essays on John Locke's philosophy provides the most up-to-date entrA(c)e into the exciting developments taking place in the study of one of the most important contributors to modern thought. Covering Locke's natural philosophy, his political and moral thought and his philosophy of religion, this book brings together the pioneering work of some of the world's leading Locke scholars. Zusammenfassung Covering Locke's natural philosophy, his political and moral thought and his philosophy of religion, this book brings together the pioneering work of some of the world's leading Locke scholars. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Part 1: Locke's Essay and Natural Philosophy 1. The Epitome (Abrégé) of Locke's Essay James Hill and J.R. Milton 2. Locke on Method in Natural Philosophy Peter Anstey 3. Willem Jacob's Gravesande's Philosophical Defence of Newtonian Physics: on the Various Uses of Locke Paul Schuurman Part 2: Moral and Political Philosophy 4. Locke's Concept of Justice Kiyoshi Shimokawa 5.Locke, Liberalism and Empire Duncan Ivison 6. Locke's Empiricist Theory of the Law of Nature John Colman Part 3: Reason and Religion 7. Locke's Christology as a Key to Understanding his Philosophy Victor Nuovo 8. 'Lockean Logic' Kenneth Winkler 9. Reason's Dim Candle: Locke's Critique of Enthusiasm Nicholas Jolley
