| Description |
1 online resource (x, 217 pages) |
| Contents |
Life, work, and influences -- Life -- Work -- Influences -- Metaphysics -- The intelligible world -- The existence of the intelligible world -- The intelligible and the divine world -- The intelligible and the natural world -- Knowledge -- Mind and body -- The souls of animals -- Knowledge : thought and souls -- Knowledge : God -- Mediate knowledge : external world -- Discussion and assessment of Norris's theory -- Was Norris an idealist? -- Faith and reason -- The Socinian controversy -- Faith -- Reason -- Above reason and contrary to reason -- The measure of truth -- Faith and reason -- Malebranche -- Descartes -- Locke -- Love -- The theory of love -- The regulation of love -- The measure of divine love -- Controversy with Locke -- Norris's criticisms of Locke -- Locke's responses -- Concluding comments |
| Summary |
W.J. Mander presents this study of the English philosopher/theologian John Norris (1657-1711). Best known as a critic of John Locke, Norris incorporated ideas of Augustine, Malebranche, Plato, the Cambridge Platonists, and the scholastics into an original synthesis, highly influential in his day |
| Analysis |
Humaniora Filosofi |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-213) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Norris, John, 1657-1711.
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| SUBJECT |
Norris, John, 1657-1711. fast (OCoLC)fst00001508 |
| Subject |
PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Modern.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191552168 |
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019155216X |
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9780191710643 |
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0191710644 |
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