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| John Locke: John Locke (1632 – 1704) was an English philosopher and physician, and an influential thinker of Enlightenment. He is credited with founding the school of British empiricism and popularizing social contract theory. His major works include An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1689), Two Treatises of Government (1690), Some Thoughts Concerning Education (1693), A Letter Concerning Toleration (1689). See also Empiricism, Enlightenment, Social Contract._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Otfried Höffe on Locke - Dictionary of Arguments
Höffe I 241 Locke/Höffe: (...) John Locke (1632-1704) [founded] British empiricism. >Empiricism. LockeVsDescartes/LockeVsHobbes: In epistemology he develops a counterpoint to Descartes' rationalism and in political philosophy an alternative to Hobbes' absolutism. >Th. Hobbes, >R. Descartes, >Absolutism, >Rationalism. However, because of his epistemological empiricism and his political and economic liberalism, additionally because of his demand for a child-oriented education and finally because of his plea for a certain religious tolerance, he rises quickly to European fame, and rightly so. More than any other thinker, he shaped the philosophical, political and economic world view of the bourgeois age. To this day he is valued as a classic of epistemology, political philosophy and, not least, pedagogy. Höffe I 242 In early writings such as the Tracts on Government (1660/61), Locke did not yet represent liberal political views. For example, he advocates state supervision of religious services. Biography: Although he is a champion of liberal ideas, he also earns money from the slave trade. >Liberalism, >Slavery._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Höffe I Otfried Höffe Geschichte des politischen Denkens München 2016 |
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