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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      28 July 2007
      05 March 2007
      ISBN:
      9781139001380
      9780521834339
      9780521542258
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CCOL0521834333
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.783kg, 502 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.669kg, 502 Pages
      • Subjects:
      History of Philosophy, History, Early Modern Philosophy, Philosophy, History of Ideas and Intellectual History
      Series:
      Cambridge Companions to Philosophy
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    Subjects:
    History of Philosophy, History, Early Modern Philosophy, Philosophy, History of Ideas and Intellectual History
    Series:
    Cambridge Companions to Philosophy
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    First published in 1689, John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding is widely recognised as among the greatest works in the history of Western philosophy. The Essay puts forward a systematic empiricist theory of mind, detailing how all ideas and knowledge arise from sense experience. Locke was trained in mechanical philosophy and he crafted his account to be consistent with the best natural science of his day. The Essay was highly influential and its rendering of empiricism would become the standard for subsequent theorists. This Companion volume includes fifteen new essays from leading scholars. Covering the major themes of Locke's work, they explain his views while situating the ideas in the historical context of Locke's day and often clarifying their relationship to ongoing work in philosophy. Pitched to advanced undergraduates and graduate students, it is ideal for use in courses on early modern philosophy, British empiricism and John Locke.

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    'This is not only an immensely valuable and stimulating collection of essays, but also a beautifully edited and produced one, with an elegant and readable typeface, no typographical errors, and a very extensive bibliography. All Locke specialists should possess a copy and all teachers of Locke should include it on their students' reading lists.'

    Source: Locke Studies

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