Table of Contents

Preface and acknowledgmentsSystem of citations1. The Quintessential Modern Philosopher; Locke's significance; Locke's life and character; Further reading2. Locke in Context; The Scholastic tradition; Early modern philosophy and science; The Lockean project; Further reading3. The Essay Concerning Human Understanding; Character of the work; Against innate notions; The theory of ideas; Perception and the physical world; Substance, essence, and language; Personal identity;Free will; Thinking matter and the existence of God; Knowledge; Conclusion; Further reading4. The Second Treatise of Government; The Two Treatises in context;The law of nature; Tensions with the Essay; Private property; From the state of nature to civil society; Revolution; Further reading5. A Letter Concerning Toleration; Further reading6. Locke's Contestable Legacy

About the Author

Edward Feser is the author of Oneworld's Beginner's Guide to The Philosophy of Mind. He teaches philosophy at Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California, and lives in North Hollywood.

Reviews

Graeme Hunter - Professor of Philosophy, Ottawa University, Canada"The book opens the door on Locke's thinking as if on a long dormant factory whose machinery is still gleaming and ready to run...striking and instructive."Fred Miller - Social Philosophy and Policy Center, Bowling Green State University"Edward Feser provides an excellent introduction to the philosophy of John Locke, who 'made a bigger difference to the whole intellectual climate of mankind than anyone since Aristotle' (Gilbert Ryle). Especially illuminating is Feser's account of the relation between Locke's liberal political philosophy and his empiricist epistemology and metaphysics."