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Locke's touchy subjects : materialism and Immortality /

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"In seventeenth-century philosophy the mind-body problem and the nature of personal immortality were two of the most controversial and sensitive issues. Nicholas Jolley seeks to show that these issues are more prominent in Locke's philosophy than has been realized. He argues further that L...

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Main Author: Jolley, Nicholas (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Locke, John, > 1632-1704 > Criticism and interpretation.
Materialism.
Immortality (Philosophy)
Mind and body.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Locke, John, > 1632-1704.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: themes and background
  • Dull souls
  • Animals
  • Substance
  • Thinking matter
  • An eternal thinking being
  • Personal identity and resurrection
  • Mortalism and immortality.