Materialism from Hobbes to Locke /
Exploring a pivotal debate in seventeenth-century European philosophy about the nature of human beings - whether they are purely material things, or whether they have an immaterial soul that thinks and can survive the death of the body - this book traces this debate from the work of the materialist...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
2021.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Exploring a pivotal debate in seventeenth-century European philosophy about the nature of human beings - whether they are purely material things, or whether they have an immaterial soul that thinks and can survive the death of the body - this book traces this debate from the work of the materialist philosopher Thomas Hobbes, through the responses of three of his critics: the Platonists Henry More and Ralph Cudworth, and the materialist Margaret Cavendish, to the discussion of materialism in John Locke's essay concerning human understanding. |
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| Item Description: | Also issued in print: 2022. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (248 pages) |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780197613030 0197613039 |