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Modern philosophy originates during the scientific revolution, and Michael Jacovides provides an engaging account of how this scientific background influences one of the foremost figures of early modern philosophy, John Locke. With this guiding thread, Jacovides gives clear and accurate answers to some of the central questions surrounding Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding. Why does he say that we have an obscure idea of substance? Why does he
think that we perceive a two-dimensional array of color patches? Why does he think that matter can't naturally think? Why does he analyze secondary qualities as powers to produce ideas in us?
Jacovides' method also allows him to trace the effects of Locke's scientific outlook on his descriptions of the way things appear to him and on his descriptions of the boundaries of conceivability. By placing Locke's thought in its scientific, religious, and anti-scholastic contexts, Jacovides explains not only what Locke believes but also why he believes it, and he thereby uncovers reveals the extra-philosophical sources of some of the central aspects of Locke's philosophy. New & Used
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Locke's Image of the World is an impressive feat of scholarship. The exposition of late scholastic science and the then developing science, along with how these scientific theories influence Locke, is meticulous, clear, and engaging. Jacovides succeeds in his goal to show how the science of Locke's day influences his philosophy. ... the book will be of interest not only to Locke's interpretersbut also tothose engaged in intellectual history, the history of
science, and philosophy of science more generally. * Nathan Rockwood, Locke Studies * Jacovides's book is more than an exercise in Kuhnian philosophy of science. He offers solutions to many well-known exegetical puzzles, including those about Locke's attitude toward the idea of substance, his claim that our minds are likely immaterial, his conception of ideas, and his assertion that some ideas resemble qualities in bodies ... Though this book draws on ten articles that Jacovides published over a decade and a half, it does not read like a collection of
papers strung together. It is exceptionally well written, and supplies a coherent narrative from a consistent point of view. Jacovides is sympathetic without being uncritical; and whether defending Locke or criticizing him, he puts all of his cards on the table. This is a valuable addition to the
literature on Locke, not least because Jacovides makes such an effort to see things as Locke might have seen them, and to get us to do that too. * Matthew Stuart, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *
science, and philosophy of science more generally. * Nathan Rockwood, Locke Studies * Jacovides's book is more than an exercise in Kuhnian philosophy of science. He offers solutions to many well-known exegetical puzzles, including those about Locke's attitude toward the idea of substance, his claim that our minds are likely immaterial, his conception of ideas, and his assertion that some ideas resemble qualities in bodies ... Though this book draws on ten articles that Jacovides published over a decade and a half, it does not read like a collection of
papers strung together. It is exceptionall
literature on Locke, not least because Jacovides makes such an effort to see things as Locke might have seen them, and to get us to do that too. * Matthew Stuart, Notre Dame Philosophica