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The British empiricists:

Hobbes to Ayer
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Penguin Books, 1990 - Biography & Autobiography - 303 pages

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Contents

Preface
11
Abbreviations
15
Hobbes in History
17
Copyright

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abstract ideas acquainted acquired actions argues argument assent aversion Ayer belief Berkeley Berkeley's Bertrand Russell body called Cartesian causal causal relations cause claim colour commonsense complex ideas concept consists David Hume denote Descartes dualism emotion empirical empiricism empiricist epistemology ethical event example experience fact false freedom Hobbes Hobbes's human Hume Hume's imagination impossible impressions induction infinitely divisible innate John Stuart Mill knowledge language Leviathan Locke thinks Locke's Logical Atomism logically follow logically possible London material substance matter meaning meaningful meaningless mental metaphysical Mill Mill's mind mind-independent moral motion names nature necessary Oxford particular perceived perception personal identity philosophy philosophy of mind physical objects exist political theory premise primary qualities principle problem problem of induction properties propositions putative reason relation of ideas Russell Russell's secondary qualities sensation sense contents sentences simple ideas soul sovereign space things thought true truth universe Utilitarianism Wittgenstein words

About the author (1990)

Stephen Price is a doctoral candidate at the University of Missouri. He received his M.A. in radio and television from San Francisco State University.

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TitleThe British empiricists: Hobbes to Ayer
Penguin philosophy
AuthorStephen Priest
Editionillustrated
PublisherPenguin Books, 1990
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized8 Jun 2009
Length303 pages
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