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John Locke and the Ethics of Belief

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This book discusses the ethics of belief that Locke developed in the last book of his Essay: how we ought to govern our opinions, especially on matters of religion and morality. Wolterstorff shows that this concern was instigated by the collapse of a once-unified moral and religious tradition in Europe into warring factions. After presenting Hume's powerful attack on Locke's recommended practice, Wolterstorff argues for Locke's originality and emphasizes his contribution to the "modernity" of post-sixteenth-century philosophy.

Author(s): Nicholas Wolterstorff
Series: Cambridge Studies in Religion and Critical Thought
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Year: 1996

Language: English
Pages: 270

Cover-Front
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Cover-Back
......Page 268
Copyright
......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 6
(a) Introduction......Page 19
(b) The scope of knowledge......Page 30
(c) The nature of knowledge......Page 56
(d) Belief and its governance......Page 78
(e) Reason's role......Page 104
(a) Religion......Page 136
(b) Morality......Page 152
III- IMPLEMENTATION OF THE VISION......Page 166
Hume's attack: why implementing Locke's practiceis not always doing one's best......Page 177
I- HOW DESCARTES'S PROJECT DIFFERED......Page 198
II WHERE LOCKE WAS ORIGINAL......Page 236
Locke and the making of modern philosophy......Page 245
Index......Page 265