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Reasoned freedom : John Locke and enlightenment /
Although John Locke has often been called the Enlightenment's great progenitor, his use of the concepts that characterize Enlightenment thought has rarely been examined. In this lucid and penetrating book, Peter A. Schouls considers Locke's major writings in terms of the closely related id...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Ithaca, N.Y. :
Cornell University Press,
1992.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Reasoned Freedom; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1. Locke, Descartes, and the Enlightenment; 1. Locke as Intermediary; 2. ""Master-Builder"" and ""Under-Labourer; 3. Locke as a Revolutionary; 4. Locke and Cartesian Methodology; A. Reason and the Nature of a Master; 2. Human Nature and Reason; 1. Natural Rationality; 2. Potentiality and Essence; 3. ""Man Has No Nature at All; 3· The Dogma of lnfallible Reason; 1. The Infallibility of Reason; 2. The Epistemic Immediacy of Reflection and Intuition; 3. The Temporal and Logical Immediacy of lntuition.
- 4· ""Infallible"" Reason, Prejudice, and Passion1. Reason, Prejudice, and Passion; 2. Reason as Destroyer of Prejudice; 3. Reason as Servant of Passion; B. Freedom and the Nature of a Master; 5· Freedom and Unobstructed Action; 1. Man Is ""A Part of the Mechanism of Nature; 2. Unobstructed Action Not Determined by Reason; 3. Unobstructed Action Guided by Inadequate Understanding; 4. Unobstructed Action Guided by Reason; 6. Self-Determination; 1. The Experience of Self-Determination; 2. Self-Determination and Authorization by Reason; 3. Self-Determination and the Master Passion.
- 4· The Master Passion and ProgressC. The Education of a Potential Master; 7. Human Nature and Education; 1. ""Of Power"" and Locke on Education; 2. The Tabula Rasa; 3. Original Neutrality; 8. Education, Reason, and Freedom; 1. ""Principling, "" Reason, and Freedom; 2. Education and Methodology, or Reason as the Teacher; 3. Mastery and Progress; Bibliography; Index.