This collection of 28 original essays examines the diverse scope
of John Locke’s contributions as a celebrated philosopher,
empiricist, and father of modern political theory.
* Explores the impact of Locke’s thought and writing across
a range of fields including epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy
of science, political theory, education, religion, and
economics
* Delves into the most important Lockean topics, such as innate
ideas, perception, natural kinds, free will, natural rights,
religious toleration, and political liberalism
* Identifies the political, philosophical, and religious contexts
in which Locke’s views developed, with perspectives from
today’s leading philosophers and scholars
* Offers an unprecedented reference of Locke’s
contributions and his continued influence
Mục lục
Notes on Contributors ix
References to Locke’s Works xvi
Introduction 1
Matthew Stuart
Part I Life and Background 25
1 Locke’s Life 27
Mark Goldie
2 The Contexts of Locke’s Political Thought 45
Jacqueline Rose
3 Locke and Natural Philosophy 64
Peter R. Anstey
4 Locke and Scholasticism 82
E.J. Ashworth
5 Locke and Descartes 100
Lisa Downing
Part II Metaphysics and Epistemology 121
6 The Genesis and Composition of the Essay 123
J. R. Milton
7 The Theory of Ideas 140
David Soles
8 Locke’s Critique of Innatism 157
Raffaella De Rosa
9 Locke on Perception 175
Michael Jacovides
10 Primary and Secondary Qualities 193
Robert A.Wilson
11 Locke on Essence and the Social Construction of Kinds 212
Kenneth P.Winkler
12 Locke’s Theory of Identity 236
Dan Kaufman
13 Liberty and Suspension in Locke’s Theory of the Will 260
Don Garrett
14 Language and Meaning 279
E.J. Lowe
15 Locke on Knowledge and Belief 296
Antonia Lo Lordo
16 Sensitive Knowledge: Locke on Skepticism and Sensation 313
Jennifer Nagel
17 Locke on Thinking Matter 334
Martha Brandt Bolton
18 The Correspondence with Stillingfleet 354
Matthew Stuart
Part III Government, Ethics, and Society 371
19 Locke on the Law of Nature and Natural Rights 373
S. Adam Seagrave
20 Locke on Property and Money 394
Richard Boyd
21 Locke on the Social Contract 413
A. John Simmons
22 Locke on Toleration 433
Alex Tuckness
23 Locke on Education 448
Ruth W. Grant and Benjamin R. Hertzberg
Part IV Religion 467
24 Locke’s Philosophy of Religion 469
Marcy P. Lascano
25 The Reasonableness of Christianity and A Paraphrase and Notes on the Epistles of St Paul 486
Victor Nuovo
Part V Locke’s Legacy 503
26 Locke and British Empiricism 505
Louis E. Loeb
27 Locke and the Liberal Tradition 528
Richard J. Arneson
28 Locke and America 546
Mark Goldie
Index 564
Giới thiệu về tác giả
Matthew Stuart is Professor of Philosophy at Bowdoin College. He is the author of Locke’s Metaphysics (2013), which examines Locke’s views about ontology, primary and secondary qualities, essence and accident, substratum, mind and matter, constitution, personal identity, and agency. He has also written articles on Locke’s philosophy of science and his theory of ideas.
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