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This accessible volume comprises sections from a wide range of Locke's books, structured so that the interconnections of his thought can be seen and traced.
List of contents
Preface; References to Locke's books; Significant Dates; Introduction; Preliminary: Locke on Hermeneutics; Part I. The Science of Nature: 1. The definition of knowledge; 2. Deductive knowledge and real essence; 3. Observational knowledge of nature; 4. Hypotheses in science; Part II. The Doctrine of Signs: 1. Two concepts of ideas; 2. The origin of ideas; 3. Word signs; 4. Moral words; Part III. The Science of Action: 1. Character traits and natural tendencies; 2. Action and the person 3. Virtue and law; 4. Education as training for virtue; 5. Social groups and the origin of civil society; 6. Political obligation and consent; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
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John Locke was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "father of liberalism".
Summary
This accessible volume comprises sections from a wide range of Locke's books, structured so that the interconnections of his thought can be seen and traced. Although Locke did not write from a system of philosophy, he did have in mind an overall division of human knowledge.
