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Informationen zum Autor Laurence Carlin is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, USA. Klappentext The Empiricists: A Guide for the Perplexed offers a clear and thorough guide to the key thinkers responsible for developing this central concept in the history of philosophy. The book focuses on the canonical figures of the empiricist movement, Locke, Berkeley and Hume, but also explores the contributions made by other key figures such as Bacon, Hobbes, Boyle and Newton. Laurence Carlin presents the views of these hugely influential thinkers in the context of the Scientific revolution, the intellectual movement in which they emerged, and explores in detail the philosophical issues that were central to their work. Specifically designed to meet the needs of students seeking a thorough understanding of the topic, this book is the ideal guide to a key concept in the history of philosophy. Vorwort A concise and accessible introduction to the key empiricists of the 17th and 18th centuries, ideal for undergraduate students. Zusammenfassung An introduction to the key empiricists of the 17th and 18th centuries. It focuses on the canonical figures of the empiricist movement, Locke, Berkeley and Hume, and also explores the contributions made by other key figures such as Bacon, Hobbes, Boyle and Newton. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction i. Empiricism and the Empiricists ii. Intellectual Background to Early Modern Empiricism 2. Francis Bacon (1561-1626) i. The Natural Realm: The Idols of the Mind ii. Knowledge and Experience: Induction Introduced iii. Conclusion: Bacon the Empiricist 3. Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) i. The Natural Realm: Hobbes's Materialistic Mechanism ii. Knowledge and Experience: Definitions and the Euclidean Method iii. Conclusion: Hobbes the Empiricist 4. Pierre Gassendi (1592-1655) i. The Natural Realm: Gassendi's Atomism ii. Knowledge and Experience: The 'Middle Way' to Knowledge iii. Conclusion: Gassendi the Empiricist 5. Robert Boyle (1627-1691) i. The Natural Realm: Boyle's Mechanism ('Corpuscularianism') ii. Knowledge and Experience: Mechanism and the Cautious Experimenter iii. Conclusion: Boyle the Empiricist 6. John Locke (1632-1704) i. The Natural Realm: Locke's Mechanism ii. Knowledge and Experience: Locke's Epistemology iii. Conclusion: Locke the Empiricist 7. Isaac Newton (1642-1727) i. The Natural Realm: The Principia ii. Knowledge and Experience: Rules for the Study of Natural Philosophy iii. Conclusion: Newton the Empiricist 8. George Berkeley (1685-1753) i. The Natural Realm: Berkeley's Idealism ii. Knowledge and Method: Berkeley's Common Sense Epistemology iii. Conclusion: Berkeley the Empiricist 9. David Hume (1711-1776) i. The Natural Realm: Hume's Psychological Approach ii. Knowledge and Method: Hume's Semi-Scepticism iii.Conclusion: Hume the Empiricist 10. Empiricism and the Empiricists: Sumnmary and Conclusion Bibliography Index ...
