The Lockean Mind

<p>John Locke (1632–1704) is considered one of the most important philosophers of the modern era and the first of what are often called ‘the Great British Empiricists.’ His major work, <i>An Essay Concerning Human Understanding</i>, was the single most widely read academic text in Britain for fifty years after its publication and set new limits to the scope and certainty of what we can claim to know about ourselves and the natural world. The Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were both highly influenced by Locke’s libertarian philosophical ideas, and Locke continues to have an impact on political thought, both conservative and liberal. It is less commonly known that Locke was a practicing physician, an influential interpreter of the Bible, and a policy maker in the English Carolina colonies.</p><p>The Lockean Mind provides a comprehensive survey of Locke’s work, not only placing it in its historical context but also exploring its contemporary significance. Comprising almost sixty chapters by a superb team of international contributors, the volume is divided into twelve parts covering the full range of Locke’s thought:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>Historical Background</li> <li>Locke’s Interlocutors</li> <li>Locke’s Epistemology</li> <li>Locke’s Philosophy of Mind</li> <li>Locke on Philosophy of Language and Logic</li> <li>Locke’s Metaphysics</li> <li>Locke’s Natural Philosophy</li> <li>Locke’s Moral Philosophy</li> <li>Locke on Education</li> <li>Locke’s Political Philosophy</li> <li>Locke’s Social Philosophy</li> <li>Locke on Religion</li> </ul><p>Essential reading for students and researchers in philosophy, Locke’s work is central to epistemology; metaphysics; philosophy of mind; philosophy of language; natural philosophy; ethical, legal-political, and social philosophy; as well as philosophy of education and philosophy of religion. This volume will also be a valuable resource to those in related humanities and social sciences disciplines with an interest in John Locke.</p> <p>General Introduction <i>Jessica Gordon-Roth and Shelley Weinberg </i><b>Part 1: Historical Background </b>1. Life and Works <i>J.R. Milton </i><b>Part 2: Locke’s Interlocutors </b>Introduction <i>Jessica Gordon-Roth and Shelley Weinberg </i>2. Locke and William Molyneux <i>Ruth Boeker </i>3. Locke and Damaris Cudworth Masham <i>Jacqueline Broad </i>4. Locke and Catharine Trotter Cockburn <i>Patricia Sheridan </i>5. Locke and Edward Stillingfleet <i>Michael Ayers </i>6. Locke and Anthony Collins <i>Larry Jorgensen </i>7. Locke and Jonas Proast <i>Victor Nuovo </i>8. Locke and Philippus van Limborch <i>Julie Walsh </i><b>Part 3: Locke’s Epistemology </b>Introduction <i>Jessica Gordon-Roth and Shelley Weinberg </i>9. Locke Against the Nativist <i>Margaret Atherton </i>10. Locke on Knowledge and Certainty <i>Jennifer Smalligan Marušić </i>11. Locke on Knowledge and Opinion <i>Matthew Priselac </i>12. Locke on Knowledge of the External World <i>Anna Vaughn </i>13. Locke on Cognitive Bias: Of the Conduct of the Understanding and diseases of the mind <em>Tom Stoneham and Elisabeth Thorson </em><b>Part 4: Locke’s Philosophy of Mind </b>Introduction <i>Jessica Gordon-Roth and Shelley Weinberg </i>14. Locke on Representation and the Nature and Central Role of Ideas <i>Martin Lenz </i>15. Locke on Sense Perception <i>Walter Ott </i>16. Locke on Consciousness and Reflection <i>Shelley Weinberg </i>17. Locke on Memory<i> Vili Lähteenmäki </i>18. Locke on Superaddition and the Possibility of Thinking Matter <i>Victor Nuovo </i>19. Locke and Projects for Naturalizing the Mind in the 18th Century <i>Charles Wolfe </i><b>Part 5: Locke on Philosophy of Language and Logic </b>Introduction <i>Jessica Gordon-Roth and Shelley Weinberg </i>20. Locke on Origins, Nature, and Functions of Language <i>Benjamin Hill </i>21. Locke on the Uses and Abuses of Language <i>Lewis Powell </i>22. Locke and Sergeant on Syllogistic Reasoning <i>Patrick J. Connolly </i><b>Part 6: Locke’s Metaphysics </b>Introduction <i>Jessica Gordon-Roth and Shelley Weinberg </i>23. Locke on Space and Duration <i>Annemarie Butler </i>24. Locke on Power and Freedom <i>Julie Walsh </i>25. Locke on Substance <i>Han-Kyul Kim </i>26. Locke on Individuation and Identity <i>Han Thomas Adriaenssen </i>27. Locke on Persons and Personal Identity <i>David Wörner </i>28. Locke and the Current Debate on Personal Identity <i>Marya Schechtman </i><b>Part 7: Locke’s Natural Philosophy </b>Introduction <i>Jessica Gordon-Roth and Shelley Weinberg </i>29. Locke on Physiology and Medicine <i>J. C. Walmsley </i>30. Locke on Scientific Methodology <i>Huaping Lu-Adler </i>31. Locke and Corpuscularianism <i>Jan-Erik Jones </i>32. Locke on Causation and the Laws of Nature <i>Geoffrey Gorham </i>33. Locke on Essences <i>Allison Kuklok </i>34. Locke on Primary and Secondary Qualities <i>Tyler Hanck </i>35. Locke, Newton, and Edmund Law <i>Emily Thomas </i><b>Part 8: Locke’s Moral Philosophy </b>Introduction <i>Jessica Gordon-Roth and Shelley Weinberg </i>36. Locke’s Metaethics <i>Aaron Garrett </i>37. Locke on Knowledge of Morality <i>Elliot Rossiter </i>38. Locke’s Moral Psychology <i>Ruth Boeker </i>39. Locke on Moral Agency and Moral Agents <i>Antonia LoLordo </i><b>Part 9: Locke on Education </b>Introduction <i>Jessica Gordon-Roth and Shelley Weinberg </i>40. Locke on Habituation and the Association of Ideas <i>Kathryn Tabb </i>41. Locke on Intellectual and Moral Virtue <i>Shelley Weinberg </i>42. Locke and Rousseau on Educating For Freedom <i>Hina Nazar </i><b>Part 10: Locke’s Political Philosophy </b>Introduction <i>Jessica Gordon-Roth and Shelley Weinberg </i>43. Locke on the State of Nature <i>S.-J. Savonius-Wroth </i>44. Locke on Property <i>Helga Varden </i>45. Locke on Consent <i>Richard Vernon </i>46. Locke and Executive Power <i>Mark Goldie </i>47. Locke on Toleration: Rejecting the Sovereign Remedy <i>Douglas Casson </i>48. Locke’s Republican and Liberal Legacy <i>Daniel Layman </i><b>Part 11: Locke’s Social Philosophy </b>Introduction <i>Jessica Gordon-Roth and Shelley Weinberg </i>49. Locke on Money <i>Justin C. Clark </i>50. Locke on Slavery <i>Charles W. Mills </i>51. Locke on Marriage <i>Susanne Sreedhar </i>52. Locke on Children’s Rights <i>Alexandra Oprea </i>53. Locke on Midwifery and Childbirth: A Glimpse of a Sexist Epistemology? <i>Jessica Gordon-Roth </i><b>Part 12: Locke on Religion </b>Introduction <i>Jessica Gordon-Roth and Shelley Weinberg </i>54. Locke on Our Idea and Knowledge of God <i>Samuel C. Rickless </i>55. Locke on Reason, Revelation, and Miracles <i>Nathan Rockwood </i>56. Locke on Enthusiasm <i>Robert Pasnau and Mark Boespflug </i>57. Locke on Biblical Method and Theological Interpretation <i>Kim Ian Parker </i>58. Locke on Resurrection and the Afterlife <i>Nicholas Jolley </i>59. Locke and Contemporary Philosophy of Religion <i>Kristen Irwin</i>. <i>Index</i></p>