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Autore |
Forstrom Joanna K |
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Titolo |
John Locke and personal identity : immortality and bodily resurrection in 17th-century philosophy / / Joanna K. Forstrom |
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London ; ; New York, : Continuum, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-55199-X |
9786612551994 |
1-4411-1314-2 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (161 p.) |
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Collana |
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Continuum Studies in British Philosophy |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Identity (Psychology) |
Immortality |
Future life |
Resurrection |
Philosophy, Modern - 17th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 John Locke and the Problem of Personal Identity: The Principium Individuationis, Personal Immortality, and Bodily Resurrection; Chapter 2 On Separation and Immortality: Descartes and the Nature of the Soul; Chapter 3 On Materialism and Immortality: Or Hobbes' Rejection of the Natural Argument for the Immortality of the Soul; Chapter 4 Henry More and John Locke on the Dangers of Materialism: Immateriality, Immortality, Immorality, and Identity; Chapter 5 Robert Boyle: On Seeds, Cannibalism, and the Resurrection of the Body |
Chapter 6 Locke's Theory of Personal Identity in Its Context: A Reassessment of Classic ObjectionsNotes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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One of the most influential debates in John Locke's work is the problem of personal identity over time. This problem is that of how a person at one time is the same person later in time, and so can be held responsible for past actions. The time of most concern for Locke is that of the general resurrection promised in the New Testament. Given the turbulence of the Reformation and the formation of new approaches to |
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