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OverviewThis book shows how, in his enormously influential 'Essay concerning Human Understanding' (1689), John Locke embraces the new rhetoric of seventeenth-century natrual philosophy, adopting the strategies of his scientific contemporaries to create a highly original natural history of the human mind. With the help of Locke's notebooks, letters and journals, Peter Walmsley reconstructs Locke's scientific career, including his early work with the chemist Robert Boyle and the physician Thomas Sydenham. He also shows how the 'Essay' embodies in its form and language many of the preoccupations of the science of its day, from the emerging discourses of experimentation and empirical taxonomy to developments in embryology and the history of trades. The result is a new reading of Locke, one that shows both his brilliance as a writer and his originality in turning to science to effect a radical reinvention of the study of the mind. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter WalmsleyPublisher: Associated University Presses Imprint: Bucknell University Press,U.S. Dimensions: Width: 16.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.481kg ISBN: 9780838755433ISBN 10: 0838755437 Pages: 199 Publication Date: 23 July 2003 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationPeter Walmsley is an Associate Professor of English at McMaster University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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