Locke on Essence and Identity
I first became interested in the relationship between Locke's anti essentialism and his theory of identity in a first-year graduate course on metaphysics taught at Syracuse University by Jose Benardete. I had until then approached Locke as a "safe", commonsense philosopher, whose met...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
2003, 2003
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2003 |
| Series: | Philosophical Studies Series
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Substances, Essences, And Kinds
- Identity And Persistence
- Locke’s Critique of Essentialism
- Locke On The Accidental/Essential Property Distinction
- Locke On The Nature And Existence Of Natural Kinds
- Locke On The Classification Of Corporeal Substances
- Locke On Kinds And Particulars
- Locke's Theory Of Identity
- Locke's Concept Of Identity
- Identity And The Ideas Of Things
- Does Locke Have A Consistent Theory Of Identity?
- Locke On The Persistence Of Organisms And Persons
- Organisms And Their Material Parts
- Locke's Organismic Theory Of Personal Identity
- Locke's Thought Experiments And Problem Cases
- Conclusion
- Objections And Replies
- The Charge Of Anachronism
- Four-Dimensional Bodies And The Corpuscularian Hypothesis
- Conclusion
- Relativistic Anti-Essentialism And A Four-Dimensional Lockean Ontology
- The Anti-Essentialist Implications Of A Four-Dimensional Lockean Ontology
- Two Objections
- Conclusion
- Bibliograpy