Ideas, qualities, and corpuscles : Locke and Boyle on the external world /

This study presents a substantial and often radical reinterpretation of some of the central themes of Locke's thought. Professor Alexander concentrates on the Essay Concerning Human Understanding and aims to restore that to its proper historical context. In Part I he gives a clear exposition of...

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Main Author: Alexander, Peter
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1985.
Subjects:
Boyle, Robert, > 1627-1691.
Locke, John, > 1632-1704.
Locke, John, 1632-1704 > Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691 > Knowledge, Theory of
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