{"product_id":"locke-and-the-compass-of-human-understanding-a-selective-commentary-on-the-essay-paperback-9780521130080","title":"Locke and the Compass of Human Understanding; A Selective Commentary on the 'Essay' (Paperback) 9780521130080","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLocke and the Compass of Human Understanding\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Selective Commentary on the 'Essay'\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProfessor Yolton delves into John Locke's most important work, the Essay Concerning Human Understanding.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn W. Yolton (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521130080, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 11 February 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e250 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.4 cm, 0.32 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Essay Concerning Human Understanding is John Locke's most important work, and through this selective commentary, first published in 1970, Professor Yolton concentrates our attention on the more interesting and controversial of the doctrines in it. His method of interpretation is to ask very specific questions of the text in order to test the propriety of the philosophical labels traditionally applied to Locke, an approach which he believes yields surprising results. He looks afresh at the various discussions of essence, perception, scientific method, ethics and meaning, and argues that throughout his epistemology Locke is more concerned with problems of description and analysis than with those of justification. This historical perspective is extended by the discussion of issues in the Essay, which retain an independent and philosophical interest.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The nature of things themselves\u003cbr\u003e 2. The science of nature\u003cbr\u003e 3. The method to science\u003cbr\u003e 4. Relations in knowledge and reality\u003cbr\u003e 5. Knowledge of body\u003cbr\u003e 6. Action and agency\u003cbr\u003e 7. Moral concepts and moral principles\u003cbr\u003e 8. Property: an example of mixed-mode analysis\u003cbr\u003e 9. Signs and signification\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of Western philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of Western philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20Western%20philosophy%20%5BHPC%5D%22\"\u003eHPC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006576677144,"sku":"9780521130080","price":37.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521130080i_2c378fc5-9155-4337-848e-bfa3acde1760.jpg?v=1691372062","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/locke-and-the-compass-of-human-understanding-a-selective-commentary-on-the-essay-paperback-9780521130080","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}