In 1984, John W. Yolton published Perceptual Acquaintance from Descartes to Reid. His most recent book builds on that seminal work and greatly extends its relevance to issues in current philosophical debate. Perception and Reality examines the theories of perception implicit in …
In 1984, John W. Yolton published Perceptual Acquaintance from Descartes to Reid. His most recent book builds on that seminal work and greatly extends its relevance to issues in current philosophical debate. Perception and Reality examines the theories of perception implicit in …
Causation and cognition in early modern philosophy
"This book re-examines the roles of causation and cognition in early modern philosophy. The standard historical narrative suggests that early modern thinkers abandoned Aristotelian models of formal causation in favor of doctrines that appealed to relations of efficient causation…
"This book re-examines the roles of causation and cognition in early modern philosophy. The standard historical narrative suggests that early modern thinkers abandoned Aristotelian models of formal causation in favor of doctrines that appealed to relations of efficient causation…
"This book re-examines the roles of causation and cognition in early modern philosophy. The standard historical narrative suggests that early modern thinkers abandoned Aristotelian models of formal causation in favor of doctrines that appealed to relations of efficient causation…
"This book re-examines the roles of causation and cognition in early modern philosophy. The standard historical narrative suggests that early modern thinkers abandoned Aristotelian models of formal causation in favor of doctrines that appealed to relations of efficient causation…
In teaching modern philosophy, the absence of a comprehensive secondary text results in much class time spent on clarifying the ideas of the philosophers, leaving little room for philosophical discussion of wider issues. Bacon to Kant was developed as a response to the classroom…
"Collects 48 original essays which offer a panoramic view of Baruch Spinoza's contributions to European intellectual history as a celebrated metaphysician, epistemologist, political philosopher, and seminal figure of the Enlightenment. Discusses the impact of his thought and wri…
"Collects 48 original essays which offer a panoramic view of Baruch Spinoza's contributions to European intellectual history as a celebrated metaphysician, epistemologist, political philosopher, and seminal figure of the Enlightenment. Discusses the impact of his thought and wri…
"Collects 48 original essays which offer a panoramic view of Baruch Spinoza's contributions to European intellectual history as a celebrated metaphysician, epistemologist, political philosopher, and seminal figure of the Enlightenment. Discusses the impact of his thought and wri…
