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Author(s): Stephen Priest
ISBN(s): 9780415357234, 0415357233
Edition: 2
File Details: PDF, 1.27 MB
Year: 2007
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 0415357233 
ISBN 13: 9780415357234
Author: Stephen Priest

The Empiricists represent the central tradition in British philosophy as well as some of the most important and influential thinkers in human history. Their ideas paved the way for modern thought from politics to science, ethics to religion. The British Empiricists is a wonderfully clear and concise introduction to the lives, careers and views of Hobbes, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Mill, Russell, and Ayer. Stephen Priest examines each philosopher and their views on a wide range of topics including mind and matter, ethics and emotions, freedom and the physical world, language, truth and logic. The book is usefully arranged so that it can be read by thinker or by topic, or as a history of key philosophical problems and equips the reader to: recognize and practice philosophical thinking understand the methods of solving philosophical problems used by the British Empiricists appreciate the role of empiricism in the history of Western philosophy. For any student new to philosophy, Western philosophy or the British Empiricists, this masterly survey offers an accessible engaging introduction.

The British Empiricists 2nd Table of contents:

1 What is Empiricism?
Doing Philosophy And Doing History
Defining ‘Empiricism’
Ants And Spiders
Ancient Greek Empiricism And Rationalism
Empiricism And Rationalism In Medieval Philosophy
The Flight Of The Bee
Empiricism And American Pragmatism
The Logic Of Empiricism

2 Hobbes
Hobbes In History
Mind
Language
Reason
Science
Freedom
Emotion
Religion
Nature
Ethics
Politics

3 Locke
Locke In History
Innate Ideas
Sensation And Reflection
Physical Objects
Minds
Personal Identity
Space And Time
Numbers
Language
Causation
God
Politics

4 Berkeley
Berkeley In History
Matter
Abstract Ideas
The Self
God And Other Minds
Space And Time
Numbers
Language

5 Hume
Hume In History
Impressions And Ideas
Physical Objects
Space And Time
Knowledge
Causation
Personal Identity
Mind And Body
Freedom
Induction
Memory And Imagination
Religion
Ethics
Politics

6 Mill
Mill In History
Language
Causation
Induction
Deduction
Knowledge
Freedom
Mind
Ethics
Politics

7 Russell
Russell In History
Perception
Knowledge
Induction
Universals
Mind And Matter
Logical Atomism
Meaning And Truth
Mathematics
Causation
Religion

8 Ayer
Ayer In History
Meaning And Metaphysics
Philosophical Analysis
Perception
Causation
Induction
Mind And Body
Personal Identity
Religion
Ethics

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