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Locke
Paperback / softback
Main Details
| Title |
Locke
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Thomas Fowler
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| Series | English Men of Letters 39 Volume Set |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:214 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140 |
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| Category/Genre | Literary studies - c 1500 to c 1800 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781108034562
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| Classifications | Dewey:192 |
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| Audience | | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | |
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| Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
17 November 2011 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This biography of the philosopher John Locke (1632-1704) was published in the first series of English Men of Letters in 1880. Its author, Thomas Fowler (1832-1904) held the posts of Wykeham Professor of Logic, President of Corpus Christi College, and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University; the editor of the series, John Morley, had been his pupil. The influence of Locke is pervasive in many fields - theology, education, psychology, economics and political theory as well as philosophy - and Fowler analyses the effect of his writings in five chapters (one dedicated to the Essay Concerning Human Understanding) as well as giving a chronological account of Locke's life from his obscure beginnings through his time at Oxford, his role in the household of the earl of Shaftesbury, and his two periods of travel in Europe, to a position at the heart of political and intellectual life in Restoration England.
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