Locke's Metaphysics Tapa dura - 2013

Oxford UK: Clarendon Press, 2016. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket, 522 pages. Though John Locke set out to write a book that would resolve questions about the origin and scope of human knowledge, his Essay Concerning Human Understanding is also a profound contribution to metaphysics, full of arguments about the fundamental features of bodies, the notions of essence and kind, the individuation of material objects, personal identity, the nature and scope of volition, freedom of action, freedom of will, and the relationship between matter and mind. Matthew Stuart examines a broad range of these arguments, and explores the relationships between them. He offers fresh interpretations of such familiar material as the distinction between primary and secondary qualities, and Locke's account of personal identity; and he also takes us deeper into less familiar territory, including Locke's case against materialism and his philosophy of action.Locke's Metaphysics… Leer más

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Oxford Univ Pr, 2013. Hardcover. New. 522 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.25 inches.