Locke's touchy subjects: materialism and immortality
"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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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2015
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| In: | Year: 2015 |
| Edition: | First edition |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Locke, John 1632-1704
/ Immortality
/ Body
B Locke, John 1632-1704 / Philosophy / Body / Materialism / Person / Identity / Immortality |
| Further subjects: | B
Mind and body
B Immortality (Philosophy) B Locke, John 1632-1704 B Locke, John (1632-1704) Criticism and interpretation B Materialism |
| Summary: | "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 Locke takes up unorthodox positions in both cases. Although Locke's official stance on the mind-body problem is agnostic, in places he presents arguments that, taken together, amount to a significant case for a weak form of materialism. Locke also seeks to show that the solution to the mind-body problem is irrelevant to the issue of personal immortality: for Locke, such immortality is conceptually possible even if the same body is not resurrected at the Day of Judgment. Jolley throws new light on such central topics in 'An essay concerning human understanding' as substance and personal identity: he also pays close attention to such neglected topics as Locke's account of the status of animals and his polemic against the thesis that the mind always thinks. Throughout, the book examines Locke's arguments against the background of Descartes' views. Jolley argues that Locke's criticisms of Descartes are no mere defences of common sense against dogmatism; rather, they are controversial responses to some of the most challenging metaphysical and theological issues of his time."-- Introduction: themes and background -- Dull souls -- Animals -- Substance -- Thinking matter -- An eternal thinking being -- Personal identity and resurrection -- Mortalism and immortality |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite [133]-137 Mit Register Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke |
| ISBN: | 0198737092 |