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Idea and ontology : an essay in early modern metaphysics of ideas /

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"Provides an interpretation of the development of the ontology of ideas from Descartes to Hume that reaffirms the vital role metaphysical concerns played in early modern thinking"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hight, Marc A., 1969-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2008]
Subjects:
Ontology.
Idea (Philosophy)
Metaphysics.
Table of Contents:
  • The traditional ontology
  • Descartes
  • The Cartesians : Malebranche and Arnauld
  • Locke
  • Leibniz
  • Berkeley
  • Divine ideas
  • Abstraction and heterogeneity
  • Hume and idea ontology.