John Locke and the Ethics of BeliefThis book discusses the ethics of belief that Locke developed in the last book of his Essay: how we ought to govern our opinions, especially on matters of religion and morality. Wolterstorff shows that this concern was instigated by the collapse of a once-unified moral and religious tradition in Europe into warring factions. After presenting Hume's powerful attack on Locke's recommended practice, Wolterstorff argues for Locke's originality and emphasizes his contribution to the "modernity" of post-sixteenth-century philosophy. |
Contents
Rationality in everyday life | 1 |
The scope of knowledge | 12 |
The nature of knowledge | 38 |
Belief and its governance | 60 |
Reasons role | 86 |
APPLICATIONS OF THE VISION | 118 |
Morality | 134 |
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Common terms and phrases
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References to this book
Change, Choice and Inference: A Study of Belief Revision and Nonmonotonic ... Hans Rott Limited preview - 2001 |
Reason Without Freedom: The Problem of Epistemic Normativity David J. Owens No preview available - 2000 |
Bibliographic information
| Title | John Locke and the Ethics of Belief Issue 2 of Cambridge Studies in Religion and Critical Thought John Locke and the Ethics of Belief, Nicholas Wolterstorff |
| Author | Nicholas Wolterstorff |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, 1996 |
| ISBN | 052155909X, 9780521559096 |
| Length | 248 pages |
| Subjects | › Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy Religion / Ethics Religion / Philosophy |
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