Studies on Locke: Sources, Contemporaries, and Legacy: In Honour of G.A.J. Rogers (International Archives of the History of Ideas Archives internationales d'histoire des idées (197))

"This collection of new essays on John Locke by a constellation of leading Locke scholars focuses on his philosophy, biography, sources and influence. The topics discussed here include his theory of ideas, his debt to Stoicism, his relations with the Dry Club and with his translator, Pierre Coste, and the hitherto overlooked critique by Thomas Beconsall. A major emphasis of the collection is the relationship between Locke and seventeenth-century philosophers, Descartes, Hobbes, Cudworth, Bayle, Malebranche and Leibniz. The coverage of Locke's legacy extends to into the eighteenth-century legacy as far as Rousseau and Kant."--Jacket Foreword / John Cottingham -- Editor's Introduction -- Aspects Of Stoicism In Locke's Philosophy / Victor Nuovo -- Hobbes, Locke And The State Of Nature / Tom Sorell -- The Sovereignty Of The People / Stuart Brown -- Locke's Account Of Abstract Ideas, Again / Michael Ayers -- Descartes And Locke On The Nature Of Matter: A Note / Shigeyuki Aoki -- Personal Identity And Human Mortality : Hobbes, Locke, Leibniz / Luc Foisneau -- Locke And Leibniz On The Structure Of Substance And Powers : The Metaphysics Of Moral Subjects / Martha Brandt Bolton -- John Locke, Thomas Beconsall, And Filial Rebellion / Mark Goldie -- Some Thoughts Concerning Ralph Cudworth / Sarah Hutton -- Circles Of Virtuosi And Charity Under Different Opinions : The Crucible Of Locke's Last Writings / Luisa Simonutti -- Vision In God And Thinking Matter : Locke's Epistemological Agnosticism Used Against Malebranche And Stillingfleet / Paul Schuurman -- Pierre Coste, John Locke, And The Third Earl Of Shaftesbury / John Milton -- Toleration And Its Place : A Study Of Pierre Bayle In His Commentaire Philosophique / Ian Harris -- Rousseau Juge De Locke Or Reading Some Thoughts On Education After Émile / Sylvana Tomaselli -- Locke's Things Themselves And Kant's Things In Themselves : The Naturalistic Basis Of Transcendental Idealism / Yashuhiko Tomida. Edited By Sarah Hutton, Paul Schuurman. List Of Publications By G.a.j. Rogers--p. 277-281. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. John Cottingham In the anglophone philosophical world, there has, for some time, been a curious relationship between the history of philosophy and contemporary philosophical - quiry. Many philosophers working today virtually ignore the history of their s- ject, apparently regarding it as an antiquarian pursuit with little relevance to their “cutting-edge” research. Conversely, there are historians of philosophy who seldom if ever concern themselves with the intricate technical debates that ll the journals devoted to modern analytic philosophy. Both sides are surely the poorer for this strange bifurcation. For philosophy, like all parts of our intellectual culture, did not come into existence out of nowhere, but was shaped and nurtured by a long tradition; in uncovering the roots of that tradition we begin see current philoso- ical problems in a broader context and thereby enrich our understanding of their signi cance. This is surely part of the justi cation for the practice, in almost every university, of including elements from the history of philosophy as a basic part of the undergraduate curriculum. But understanding is enriched by looking forwards as well as backwards, which is why a good historian of philosophy will not just be c- cerned with uncovering ancient ideas, but will be constantly alert to how those ideas pre gure and anticipate later developments. Front Matter....Pages I-XIX Aspects of Stoicism in Locke’s Philosophy....Pages 1-25 Hobbes, Locke and the State of Nature....Pages 27-43 The Sovereignty of the People....Pages 45-57 Locke’s Account of Abstract Ideas—Again....Pages 59-73 Descartes and Locke on the Nature of Matter: a Note....Pages 75-88 Personal Identity and Human Mortality: Hobbes, Locke, Leibniz....Pages 89-105 Locke and Leibniz on the Structure of Substance and Powers: The Metaphysics of Moral Subjects....Pages 107-126 John Locke, Thomas Beconsall, and Filial Rebellion....Pages 127-142 Some Thoughts Concerning Ralph Cudworth....Pages 143-157 Circles of Virtuosi and “Charity under Different Opinions”: The Crucible of Locke’s Last Writings....Pages 159-175 Vision in God and Thinking Matter: Locke’s Epistemological Agnosticism Used Against Malebranche and Stillingfleet....Pages 177-193 Pierre Coste, John Locke, and the Third Earl of Shaftesbury....Pages 195-223 Toleration and its Place: A Study of Pierre Bayle in his Commentaire Philosophique ....Pages 225-243 Rousseau Juge de Locke or Reading Some Thoughts on Education after Émile ....Pages 245-260 Locke’s “Things Themselves” and Kant’s “Things in Themselves”: The Naturalistic Basis of Transcendental Idealism....Pages 261-275 Back Matter....Pages 277-289 A collection of essays on John Locke that focuses on his philosophy, biography, sources and influence. It discusses topics that include his theory of ideas, his debt to Stoicism, his relations with the Dry Club and with his translator, Pierre Coste