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Bacon to Kant

An Introduction to Modern Philosophy, Second Edition

Garrett Thomson

The philosophers of the Modern period grappled with and shaped philosophical problems that are still very much alive today. Now revised and expanded, this clear and authoritative guide to primary texts in modern philosophy offers students an excellent introduction to the most-studied Rationalist and Empiricist philosophers. As with the original edition, the Second Edition provides summaries and explanations that are pitched at a level that makes the thoughts and ideas of nine great philosophers accessible to students in an untrivialized manner. For readers struggling to come to grips with the epistemological and metaphysical views of the modern period, Bacon to Kant, 2/E, is an invaluable resource and serves as an ideal companion volume for studying original works. Thomson explains and analyzes central arguments in a readable and engaging style. Critical assessments of evolving views and arguments, contrasting interpretations of original texts, and thought-provoking questions designed to promote lively discussion will help students connect the material to wider contemporary philosophical issues.
 

$28.95 list, 322 pages

10-digit ISBN: 1-57766-201-6

13-digit ISBN: 978-1-57766-201-3

© 2002

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part I. THE RATIONALISTS

Biography: Descartes (1596–1650)

1. Descartes: The Method of Doubt and the Cogito

2. Descartes: God

3. Descartes: Mind and Body

Biography: Spinoza (1632–1677)

4. Spinoza: God and Substance

5. Spinoza: The Nature of the Mind

6. Spinoza: Theory of Knowledge

Biography: Leibniz (1646–1716)

7. Leibniz: Truth and Reason

8. Leibniz: Monads

9. Leibniz: God and Space

Conclusion

Part II. THE EMPIRICISTS

Biography: Francis Bacon (1561–1626)

10. Bacon: The Philosophy of Science

Biography: Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679)

11. Hobbes: Science and Nature

12. Hobbes: From Psychology to Politics

Biography: John Locke (1632–1704)

13. Locke: Ideas and Qualities

14. Locke: The Formation of Complex Ideas

15. Locke: Language and Knowledge

Biography: George Berkeley (1685–1753)

16. Berkeley: The Denial of Matter

17. Berkeley: God and Minds

Biography: David Hume (1711–1776)

18. Hume: Ideas and Impressions

19. Hume: Causation

20. Hume: Material Bodies and Identity

Conclusion

Part III. KANT

Biography: Immanuel Kant (1724–1804)

21. Kant: The Transcendental Aesthetic

22. Kant: The Analytic of Concepts

23. Kant: The Analytic of Principles

24. Kant: The Transcendental Dialectic