The Light of the Soul
Author | : Nicholas Jolley |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1998 |
ISBN-10 | : 0198238193 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780198238195 |
Rating | : 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Light of the Soul written by Nicholas Jolley and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the concept of an idea played a central role in seventeenth-century theories of mind and knowledge, philosophers were divided over the nature of ideas. This book examines an important, but little-known, debate on ideas in Leibniz, Malebranche, and Descartes, bringing out its serious implications for a number of major topics in seventeenth-century philosophy.