| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 337 pages) : illustrations |
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Brill's studies in intellectual history, 0920-8607 ; v. 184 |
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Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 184.
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| Contents |
Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; Chapter One Introduction; Chapter Two "Fit for our Imitation": Locke, Sagard and the Huron; Chapter Three Locke and the Lapland Witches; Chapter Four Merchants of Light: Locke and Utopia; Chapter Five Cannibalism and Absolutism; Chapter Six From "Stinging Swarms of Miseries" to a State of Equality and Freedom; Chapter Seven "Beyond the Smoke of their own Chimneys": Travel Literature and Innate Ideas; Chapter Eight Travel Literature in the Essay Concerning Human Understanding |
| Summary |
"The philosopher John Locke (1632-1704) owned one of the most extensive collections of travel literature held in any private scholarly library of his day. This interest seems very much at odds with Locke's standing as an empirical philosopher because travellers' reports have acquired a reputation for unreliability. This book sets Locke's use of travel literature within the context of the natural historical methods of investigation associated with Francis Bacon and the Royal Society. It examines the notes which Locke made in his commonplace books to demonstrate that he was developing a form of comparative social anthropology and had a sympathetic attitude towards Native Americans despite his role as a colonial administrator."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Locke, John, 1632-1704 -- Books and reading
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| SUBJECT |
Locke, John, 1632-1704 fast |
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Locke, John. swd |
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Travelers' writings, European -- History and criticism
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PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Modern.
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Books and reading
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Travelers' writings, European
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Rezeption
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Reiseliteratur
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789004183636 |
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9004183639 |
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1282952188 |
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9781282952188 |
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