British Empirical Philosophers : Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Reid and J. S. Mill. [An anthology]

ISBN-13: 9780415537742 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 564 str.

A. J. Ayer; Donald Winch

Opis

'British Empirical Philosophers' is a comprehensive picture of one of the most important movements in the history of philosophic thought. In his introduction, Professor A.J. Ayer distinguishes the main problems of empiricism and gives a critical account of the ways in which the philosophers whose writings are included in this volume attempted to solve them.

Spis treści

Introduction by A. J. Ayer   1.  John Locke:  An Essay Concerning Human Understanding  2.  George Berkeley:  A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge  3. David Hume:  A Treatise Concerning Human Nature  4. Thomas Reid:  Essay on the Intellectual Powers of Man  5. John Stuart Mill:  An Examination of Sir William Hamilton’s Philosophy

O autorze

A. J. Ayer, Raymond Winch