{"product_id":"locke-isbn-9781405189361","title":"Locke","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a focused assessment of one of the founding members of the liberal tradition in philosophy and a self-proclaimed “Under-Labourer” working to support the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century, the author maps the full range of John Locke’s highly influential ideas, which even today remain at the heart of debates about the nature of reality and our knowledge of it, as well as our moral and political rights and duties.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eComprehensive introduction to the full range of Locke’s ideas, providing an up-to-date account that acknowledges issues raised by recent scholarship over the past decade\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA well-rounded perspective on one of the intellectual giants of the western philosophical tradition\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides detailed coverage of Locke’s two key works, \u003ci\u003eAn Essay Concerning Human Understanding\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Two Treatises of Government\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA sophisticated analysis by a highly respected academic\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA vital addition to the \u003ci\u003eBlackwell\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGreat Minds\u003c\/i\u003e series\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  preface ix  \u003cp\u003eabbreviations xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 locke’s life 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 the nature and role of ideas 13\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 the negative project: against innatism 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 the positive project: ideational empiricism 39\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 simple ideas 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 sensation and reflection 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 complex ideas 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 abstract ideas 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 challenges to ideational empiricism: the ideas of infinity and substratum 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 substances 70\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 body, matter, space, and vacuum 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 spirit 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 qualities 83\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 mental operations 98\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 actions and passions 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 will and willing 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 voluntariness and involuntariness 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 freedom, necessity, and determination of the will 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 a problem 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 relations 113\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 identity and diversity 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 moral relations 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 language 133\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 language and meaning 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 the imperfections and abuses of language 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 nominal essence, real essence, and classification 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 knowledge and belief 152\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 the official account of knowledge 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 the degrees of knowledge 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 anti-dogmatism and anti-skepticism 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 faith and religious enthusiasm 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 moral philosophy 169\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 morality and God's will 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 natural law 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 punishment and slavery 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 property 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 family 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 political philosophy 195\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 political society 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 legitimate rule 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 varieties of illegitimate rule 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 toleration 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eindex 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through researchers\/faculty; general readers.”  (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 July 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSamuel C. Rickless\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, San Diego, USA. He earned his Ph.D. in 1996 from the University of California, Los Angeles, before beginning his teaching career at Florida State University. The author of two books, \u003ci\u003ePlato’s Forms in Transition: A Reading of the\u003c\/i\u003e Parmenides (2007), and \u003ci\u003eBerkeley’s Argument for Idealism\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), Professor Rickless has published numerous scholarly articles on a variety of topics in the history of philosophy, writing on key figures including Plato, Descartes, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant, in addition to Locke. His research interests include normative ethics, constitutional law, and the philosophy of language.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis latest addition to the \u003ci\u003eBlackwell Great Minds\u003c\/i\u003e series outlines the fundamental principles of Locke’s highly influential contributions to philosophy, paying special attention to his two major works, \u003ci\u003eAn Essay Concerning Human Understanding\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Two Treatises of Government\u003c\/i\u003e. Its aim is to give readers a solid understanding of one of the giants of western thought, who, with Descartes, set the terms of philosophical debate that remain live to this day, and whose refutation of divinely sanctioned patriarchal rule made him the most illustrious proponent of civil and political self-determination.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis concise assessment of Locke’s philosophy discusses his opposition to innate ideas and principles; his positive theory of simple and complex ideas; his metaphysics of material substance, primary, and secondary qualities; and his notions of personal identity. It explains his views on free will and his theory of knowledge and belief, particularly as applied to the concept of skepticism about the external world and matters of religion. The author’s authoritative treatment also covers Locke’s ideas about morality and political philosophy, paying special attention to property, the social contract, and toleration.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“Clearly and engagingly written, this book provides students with the best sort of model for writing about the history of philosophy. Rickless shows both how to put a philosopher’s views in historical context, and how to subject them to rigorous philosophical assessment. The top choice for short introductions to Locke’s philosophy.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e —Edwin McCann, University of Southern California\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “An excellent and elegantly written introduction to Locke’s philosophy that is both comprehensive and concise.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e—David Owen, University of Arizona\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989540290789,"sku":"NP9781405189361","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405189361.jpg?v=1761784520","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/locke-isbn-9781405189361","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}