Ideas, Qualities and Corpuscles: Locke and Boyle on the External World

by Peter Alexander

This study presents a substantial and often radical reinterpretation of some of the central themes of Locke's thought. Professor Alexander concentrates on the Essay Concerning Human Understanding and aims to restore that to its proper historical context. In Part I he gives a clear exposition of some of the scientific theories of Robert Boyle, which, he argues, heavily influenced Locke in employing similar concepts and terminology. Against this background,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521107342
• ISBN13: 9780521107341
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"