{"product_id":"locke-9780415283489","title":"Locke","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Locke (1632-1704) was one of the towering philosophers of the Enlightenment and arguably the greatest English philosopher. Many assumptions we now take for granted, about liberty, knowledge and government, come from Locke and his most influential works, \u003cem\u003eAn Essay Concerning Human Understanding\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTwo Treatises of Government\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this superb introduction to Locke''s thought, E.J. Lowe covers all the major aspects of his philosophy. Whilst sensitive to the seventeenth-century background to Locke''s thought, he concentrates on introducing and assessing Locke in a contemporary philosophical setting, explaining why he is so important today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeginning with a helpful overview of Locke''s life and times, he explains how Locke challenged the idea that the human mind and knowledge of the external world rested on innate principles, laying the philosophical foundations of empiricism later taken up by Berkeley and Hume. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSubsequent chapters introduce and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'An admirable introduction - written by a real philosopher with a real philosophical interest in Locke.'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e-\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eAndrew Pyle, Bristol University, UK\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A wonderful contribution to the understanding of Locke by non-specialists.'\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e-\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eDan Kaufman, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Admirably clear.'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e- Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'...an excellent introductory work which the student will find accessible and provocative.'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e- James Hill, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'An admirable introduction - written by a real philosopher with a real philosophical interest in Locke.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eAndrew Pyle, Bristol University, UK\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A wonderful contribution to the understanding of Locke by non-specialists.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eDan Kaufman, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Admirably clear.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eNotre Dame Philosophical Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Life and Work; Chapter 2 Knowledge and Experience; Chapter 3 Substance and Identity; Chapter 4 Language and Meaning; Chapter 5 Agency and Will; Chapter 6 Liberty and Toleration; Chapter 7 Legacy and Influence;","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018126295383,"sku":"9780415283489","price":24.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415283489.jpg?v=1750775719","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/locke-9780415283489","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}