Learning from Six Philosophers: Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Humevolume 2

by Jonathan Francis Bennett

Book Overview

This illuminating work explores six great thinkers of the early modern period: Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, and Hume. While not neglecting the historical setting of each, its focus is on the words they wrote. As in all of Bennett's works, it addresses philosophy as philosophy, not as museum exhibit, and it offers a close and demanding attention to textual details. For newcomers to the early modern scene, this clearly written work...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198250924
• ISBN13: 9780198250920
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.6"