Record Nr.

UNINA9910454687003321

Autore

Mackie J. L (John Leslie)

Titolo

Problems from Locke [[electronic resource] /] / by J. L. Mackie

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Oxford [Eng.], : Clarendon Press, 2005, c1976

ISBN

0-19-159794-5

1-282-05198-9

9786612051982

0-19-151983-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (248 p.)

Disciplina

121

Soggetti

Knowledge, Theory of

Perception

Substance (Philosophy)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Bibliography: p. [229]-232.

Nota di contenuto

""PREFACE""; ""CONTENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""1. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY QUALITIES""; ""1. Locke's distinction and the representative theory of perception""; ""2. Arguments for the distinction""; ""3. Arguments against the distinction""; ""4. Aristotle's distinction and Molyneux's problemâ€?common and special sensibles""; ""5. Bennett's distinction""; ""2. REPRESENTATIVE THEORIES OF PERCEPTION""; ""1. Did Locke hold a representative theory?""; ""2. Picture-original theory: (i) physically real intermediates""; ""3. Picture-original theory: (ii) intentional objects""

""4. The veil-of-perception problem, and a Berkeleian argument""""5. Verification and constructive theories of meaning""; ""6. Solution of the problem of meaning""; ""7. The problem of justification""; ""8. Is naivety indispensable?""; ""9. Conclusions""; ""3. SUBSTANCE AND ESSENCE""; ""1. Berkeley's criticism of 'material substance'""; ""2. Locke's account of substance""; ""3. Substance and real essence""; ""4. Material substance and reality""; ""5. Real essence and nominal essence""; ""6. Essences of non-substances""; ""7. Locke's anticipation of Kripke""

""8. The possibility of explanatory science""""9. The essentiality of

essences""; ""10. Conclusion""; ""4. ABSTRACT IDEAS AND UNIVERSALS""; ""1. Locke's basic account of abstraction""; ""2. Complex abstract ideas""; ""3. Berkeley's theory of generalization""; ""4. Abstract ideas of numbers""; ""5. The indeterminacy of images""; ""6. Realism about universals""; ""7. Conceptualism and nominalism""; ""8. The resemblance theory""; ""9. Universals and the work of the mind""; ""5. IDENTITY AND DIVERSITY""; ""1. Locke's general theory of identity""; ""2. Hume's account of identity""

""3. Essences of individuals""""4. The relativity of identity""; ""5. Identity across kinds""; ""6. PERSONAL IDENTITY""; ""1. Locke and the unity of consciousness""; ""2. Objections and difficulties""; ""3. Conceptual analysis and evidence""; ""4. Factual analysis and reinterpretations""; ""7. EMPIRICISM AND INNATE NOTIONS""; ""1. Realism versus empiricism""; ""2. The case against innate notions""; ""3. The established opinion that there are innate principles""; ""4. Interpretations of the empiricist programme""; ""5. Leibniz's reply to Locke""; ""6. The possibility of innate knowledge""

""7. Actual innate knowledge""""8. Innateness and necessity""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""

Sommario/riassunto

Mackie examines various philosophical problems raised in John Locke's 'An Essay Concerning Human Understanding'. He carefully considers Locke's treatment of these problems, but proposes his own resolution of the related issues in contemporary philosophy. He also proposes his theory of a realism combined with a moderate empiricism.