The Empiricists: A Guide for the Perplexed

Download or read book The Empiricists: A Guide for the Perplexed written by Laurence Carlin and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2009-04-09 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Empiricists: A Guide for the Perplexed offers a clear and thorough guide to the key thinkers responsible for developing this central concept in the history of philosophy. The book focuses on the canonical figures of the empiricist movement, Locke, Berkeley and Hume, but also explores the contributions made by other key figures such as Bacon, Hobbes, Boyle and Newton. Laurence Carlin presents the views of these hugely influential thinkers in the context of the Scientific revolution, the intellectual movement in which they emerged, and explores in detail the philosophical issues that were central to their work. Specifically designed to meet the needs of students seeking a thorough understanding of the topic, this book is the ideal guide to a key concept in the history of philosophy.