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John Locke and modern life /
"Recovers a sense of John Locke's central role in the making of the modern world. It demonstrates that his vision of modern life was constructed on a philosophy of human freedom that is the intellectual nerve connecting the various strands of his thought. By revealing the depth and origina...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Recovers a sense of John Locke's central role in the making of the modern world. It demonstrates that his vision of modern life was constructed on a philosophy of human freedom that is the intellectual nerve connecting the various strands of his thought. By revealing the depth and originality of Locke's critique of the metaphysical assumptions and authoritative institutions of pre-modern life, this book rejects the notion of Locke as an intellectual anachronism. Indeed, the radical core of Locke's modern project was the 'democratization of mind', according to which he challenged practically every previous mode of philosophical analysis by making the autonomous individual the sole determinant of truth. It was on the basis of this new philosophical dispensation that Locke crafted a modern vision not only of government but also of the churches, the family, education, and the conduct of international relations"--Provided by publisher "This book recovers a sense of John Locke's central role in the making of the modern world by demonstrating that his vision of modern life was constructed on the foundation of a philosophy of human freedom that provides the intellectual nerve connecting the various strands of Locke's thought"--Provided by publisher |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 315 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-309) and index. Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139042116 1139042114 9781139044745 1139044745 9781139040570 113904057X |