The Metaphysics of Resurrection in Seventeenth-Century Philosophy

This book provides a new account of the emergence of the philosophy of personal identity in the early modern period. Reflection on personal identity is often thought to have begun in earnest with John Locke’s famous consciousness-based account, published in the 2nd Edition of the Essay in 1694. The...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thompson, Jon W.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2022, 2022
Edition:1st ed. 2022
Series:International Archives of the History of Ideas Archives internationales d'histoire des idées
Subjects:
Online Access:
Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: Theological and Historical Background- Chapter 3: ‘Re-embodying the Soul’: Resurrection in 17th Century Hylomorphism and Cartesian Trialism
  • Chapter 4: ‘A More Amiable and Elegant Body’: The Platonic Turn
  • Chapter 5: Resurrection without Substance: Locke on the Resurrection of the Person
  • Conclusion
  • Index